Spellbound

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Spellbound

PG

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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Ian T

@RT52576260 Aug 8, 2026

This movie has my whole family asleep in 30 minutes. Boring plot,looks like it was made from chat gpt. Please keep this movie off of the big screen ty.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 16, 2026

A generic musical fairy tale that suffers from a strong sense of déjà vu. Even with a heavyweight team behind the scenes, the film delivers a predictable script lacking the magic needed to stand out in the genre.

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Jorge M

@GeorgeJMartinozzi Jun 17, 2026

Spellbound is the kind of animated fantasy that completely won me over. The world is magical, the characters are incredibly likable, and the story has a lot more heart than I expected. The animation is gorgeus, the humor works really well, and the emotional beats hit surprinsgly hard. It feels like the sort of adventure movie I would have watched over and over again as a kid. A sweet, funny, and thoroughly enchanting film that left me with a huge smile on my face.

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Caleb E

@RT94587732 Jun 15, 2026

UNBELIEVABLY INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! No Wonder why that movie got a 46% on Audiences on Rotten Tomatoes! That Popcornmeter meter better rise to 59% by this post or I'mma crash out!

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Monthofthemythys

Jun 5, 2026

I might find this movie cute and pretty

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Polikandera

May 29, 2026

I love to see how spellbound looks very enteristing

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Synopsis

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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