Spellbound

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Spellbound

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2024,

1h 50m,

Adventure/

Fantasy/

Animation/

Comedy/

Kids & Family

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Spellbound follows the adventures of Ellian, the tenacious young daughter of the rulers of Lumbria who must go on a daring quest to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters.

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Spellbound makes for harmless viewing thanks to its colorful animation and clever moral, but this fairy tale can't quite summon any real charm.

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John Nugent

Empire Magazine

Dec 10, 2024

3/5

A solid if fairly derivative attempt to steal Disney’s thunder. There’s enough pep and vigour here to keep kids interested, if not quite enough for the grown-ups. 

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Dec 9, 2024

So, too, may viewers of "Spellbound" occasionally sense the enchantment zones of their brains lighting up, more as a reflexive response to dim memories of past animated features than as a genuine reaction to the derivative pastiche onscreen.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Nov 27, 2024

3/4

Zegler puts her amazing vocal range to great use in a playbook of quality songs from Alan Menken and Glenn Slater.

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Carla Monfort

Espinof

Jan 16, 2025

3/5

It manages to recover in time toward its conclusion in the best way possible, but you can't shake the feeling that it could have been much more well-rounded. [Full review in Spanish]

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Mark Meszoros

The News-Herald (Willoughby, OH)

Dec 31, 2024

2.5/4

You just wish the journey were a little more entertaining. The jokes are OK, not hilarious, and the songs are merely fine — certainly below Menkin’s best work.

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John Serba

Decider

Dec 6, 2024

Spellbound is more enchantment than curse.

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Spellbound follows the adventures of Ellian, the tenacious young daughter of the rulers of Lumbria who must go on a daring quest to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters.

Director: Vicky Jenson
Producer: John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Bruce Anderson, Linda Woolverton
Screenwriter: Vicky Jenson, Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin, Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin, Julia Miranda
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Skydance Animation
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2024
Runtime: 1h 50m

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