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# A Simple Wish (1997) - Is it OK for kids? | Top Rated Families

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# A Simple Wish

1997Rated PG89 minAdventureComedyFamilyFantasy

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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.

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**Length:** 89 min - a standard movie night

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