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Albert Franklin (Haley Joel Osment) is the son of stage magician Lorraine Franklin, and has learned to do a few magic tricks of his own. However, when his mother dies and he is sent to live with his a... read more read more...unt Harriet (Whoopi Goldberg), it becomes clear that for him the boundary between stage magic and the real kind is just a bit fuzzy. This is fortunate, because the young man needs a friend. The friend magically appears in the form of a spirit (Gerard Depardieu) calling himself "Bogus," who helps him figure out how to meet the challenge of relating to his very preoccupied aunt. She is more concerned with keeping her restaurant supply company afloat than she is with her new ward. Things change when she, too, catches a glimpse of the spirit. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Norman Jewison

Release Date: September 6, 1996

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DVD Release Date: February 10, 2004

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  • August 11, 2009
    HA HA HA!!! Loved it.
  • June 6, 2010
    It was a cute movie. Probably not something I'd watch over and over, but I liked it!
  • September 20, 2009
    Sentimental and whimsical modern metaphor but simple tale, heartfelt and sincere. Precious and fragile script with master craftsmanship sheen and rhythm, stunningly shot particularly in its fantastical circus illusions. Force of nature performance by Gerard Depardieu, operating b... read morerilliantly on an emotional level.
  • February 11, 2008
    I finally got around to this one! I always like Depardieu. Haley Joel Osment was amazing as usual! (and so young in this one!) Nice movie.
  • July 26, 2007
    I thought it was original and its casual self. It didn't need to be changed in any way. It was funny, bright, happy, and a crowd-pleaser. It can make anyone smile and there was never a chance I would say this movie is bad. It has imagination, reality, and everything mixed in. The... read more ingredients are good and well done the actors were really good and had a sense-of-humnor. You can tell nobody forced them to be like that and you can actually see they are their own self. Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg (Ghost) does a good preformance and Haley Joel Osment, future Oscar nominee (The Sixth Sense) was also really good. And whoever played Bogus, Gerand .... was also really good and I find him funny and would like to know more about him cause he's got talent and I bet he knows it! I like this movie and this is actually a very fresh and funny film for family movie night and it's a very good selection.
  • July 25, 2007
    It's a very good movie. I remember seeing it when I was little, and it was very, very good! I love watching it!
  • May 25, 2007
    This is really a cute movie of love and saddness. This cute little boy who losses his mother and then finds love in an imaginary friend.
  • January 28, 2007
    THIS IS THE MOVIE THAT MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH HALEY JOEL OSMENT! I LOVE IT! LUMP IN MY THROAT EVERY TIME!
  • December 21, 2006
    Oh cmon! This movie is simply one great film. 3 unlikely characters, making...magic? on the screen! You add Depardieu and Goldberg and there are bound to be laughs.

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Leonard Klady
March 26, 2009
Leonard Klady, Variety

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April 12, 2002
Globe and Mail

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Kevin Thomas
February 14, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

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January 1, 2000
Washington Post

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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Peter Stack
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Janet Maslin
January 1, 2000
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Susan Stark
January 1, 2000
Susan Stark, Detroit News

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Joe Baltake
January 1, 2000
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

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