The Magic Flute

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The Magic Flute

2023,

1h 55m,

Fantasy/

Adventure/

Kids & Family/

Musical

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From Executive Producer Roland Emmerich (Moonfall) comes a captivating film that follows a teen on two journeys: one into a prestigious boarding school to fulfill his aspirations as a singer, and another into a parallel world filled with fantasy and adventure. Tim (Jack Wolfe, Shadow And Bone) has been dreaming his whole life about attending Mozart All Boys Music School, but already his first days there confront him with a hostile headmaster (F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus), the stresses of a first love, and serious doubts about the authenticity of his singing voice. When he discovers a mystical gateway in the school’s library, he is pulled into the fantastic cosmos of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute, where imagination has no limits and the Queen of the Night (Sabine Devieilhe) reigns.

Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

Mar 10, 2023

3/4

The movie does not live up to the eternally enchanting music, but it serves as an enjoyable delivery system for experiencing it again, which is magic enough.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Mar 10, 2023

If viewers can focus on its engaging young cast, vivid appearances by several international opera stars and well-executed melding of reality and fantasy, “The Magic Flute”... should prove a buoyant and enjoyable musical journey.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Mar 9, 2023

In a way it’s kind of neat. In another way it’s kind of dopey. The movie toggles between those two states throughout. But the tunes are nice, and it is novel, one could say, to hear them sung in non-operatic modes.

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Michael Cook

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 17, 2025

7/10

It’s easily worth a watch if you’re at all familiar with the opera, as it does deliver a fairly fun retelling of this classic story.

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Clotilde Chinnici

Loud and Clear Reviews

Sep 14, 2024

3.5/5

The biggest flaw of The Magic Flute is the lack of opera singers in the cast, which is particularly jarring for a film that features so many arias.

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Sarah Vincent

Cambridge Day

Aug 16, 2023

1.5/4

Having high school students who could sing would help.

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From Executive Producer Roland Emmerich (Moonfall) comes a captivating film that follows a teen on two journeys: one into a prestigious boarding school to fulfill his aspirations as a singer, and another into a parallel world filled with fantasy and adventure. Tim (Jack Wolfe, Shadow And Bone) has been dreaming his whole life about attending Mozart All Boys Music School, but already his first days there confront him with a hostile headmaster (F. Murray Abraham, The White Lotus), the stresses of a first love, and serious doubts about the authenticity of his singing voice. When he discovers a mystical gateway in the school’s library, he is pulled into the fantastic cosmos of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute, where imagination has no limits and the Queen of the Night (Sabine Devieilhe) reigns.

Director: Florian Sigl
Producer: Christopher Zwickler, Fabian Wolfart, Roland Emmerich
Screenwriter: Andrew Lowery, Florian Sigl, Jason Young, Christopher Zwickler
Distributor: SHOUT! STUDIOS
Production Co: Flute Film, Universal Studios, Quinta Media, Pixomondo, Sola Media, Centropolis Entertainment, AGC Studios, TOBIS Film
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $141.1K
Runtime: 1h 55m

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