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Wish Upon a Star

1996 · 89 min

A light, playful body-swap comedy that explores sisterhood with warmth and gentle humour.

Tagline
I wish I may, I wish I might, become my sister for a night!
Overview
A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • betrayal
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Blair Treu
Written by
Jessica Barondes
Starring
Katherine Heigl, Danielle Harris, Donnie Jeffcoat, Scott Wilkinson, Mary Parker Williams, Lois Chiles, Ivey Lloyd, Matt Barker
Cinematography
Brian Sullivan
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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