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A Simple Wish

1997·Adventure·1h 29m
6.9
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Murray is a male fairy godmother, and he is trying to help 8-year-old Anabel to fulfil her "simple wish" - that her father Oliver, who is a cab driver, would win the leading role in a Broadway musical. Unfortunately, Murray's magic wand is broken and the fairies convention is threatened by evil witches Claudia and Boots.
Directed by Michael Ritchie
magic
wish
fairy godmother
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Cast

Martin Short
Martin Short
Murray
Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
Claudia
Mara Wilson
Mara Wilson
Anabel Greening
Robert Pastorelli
Robert Pastorelli
Oliver Greening
Deborah Odell
Deborah Odell
Jeri
Francis Capra
Francis Capra
Charlie Greening
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Hortence
Amanda Plummer
Amanda Plummer
Boots
Teri Garr
Teri Garr
Rena
Jonathan Hadary
Jonathan Hadary
Lord Richard
Alan Campbell
Alan Campbell
Tony Sable
Lanny Flaherty
Lanny Flaherty
Duane

Crew

Michael Ritchie
Michael Ritchie
Director
Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton
Original Music Composer
Ralf D. Bode
Ralf D. Bode
Director of Photography
Peter Epstein
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Chris Wedge
Chris Wedge
Visual Effects
Carlos Saldanha
Carlos Saldanha
Visual Effects

Popular Reviews

48 reviews
brunettegsundae
brunettegsundae
6.0★ · 11/11/25
A Simple Wish
Claudia is a diva and no one could tell me otherwise
This day will never be forgotten by these two, Anabel and Charlie. That’s what makes this even more special, a day they lived together and learned that love could make magic too
Claudia is a diva and no one could tell me otherwise
This day will never be forgotten by these two, Anabel and Charlie. That’s what makes this even more special, a day they lived together and learned that love could make magic too
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Agus
Agus
7.0★ · 01/28/26
A Simple Wish
había borrado de mi mente esta gran película de mi infancia
había borrado de mi mente esta gran película de mi infancia
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Eva Marion
Eva Marion
5.0★ · 01/25/26
A Simple Wish
The flattened person on the stairs and frog scenes lived in my childhood’s nightmares

[clarification : I did not just watch this now 😭]
The flattened person on the stairs and frog scenes lived in my childhood’s nightmares

[clarification : I did not just watch this now 😭]
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madara
madara
8.0★ · 10/31/25
A Simple Wish
super cozy and claudia is so hot
super cozy and claudia is so hot
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Hhh
Hhh
6.0★ · 10/27/25
A Simple Wish
Martin Short is a fairy godmother to us all really
Martin Short is a fairy godmother to us all really
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