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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

1993 · 96 min

A lighthearted Halloween adventure with twin sisters, mild spooky magic, and warm family moments.

Tagline
A witch's brew of family fun!
Overview
On Halloween night, two precocious little girls try to save their parents from their nasty old capitalist aunt's greedy clutches. Magic abounds and they meet mysterious new friends along the way.
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
family, tv movie, horror, comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Stuart Margolin
Written by
Jurgen Wolff
Starring
Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Cloris Leachman, Phil Fondacaro, Eric McCormack, Kelli Fox, Wayne Robson, Meshach Taylor
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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