Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

2007

Action / Comedy / Family / Fantasy

35
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 55% · 122 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 55% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 49107 49.1K

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Plot summary

Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium—the strangest, most fantastic and most wonderful toy store in the world. After Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once-remarkable Emporium.

Director

Zach Helm Photo
Zach Helm

Top cast

Natalie Portman Photo
Natalie Portman as Molly Mahoney, The Composer
Jonathan Potts Photo
Jonathan Potts as Dr. Dunn, Who Gives People Sedatives
Jason Bateman Photo
Jason Bateman as Henry Weston, the Mutant
Mike Realba Photo
Mike Realba as Dave Wolf, Who's an Engineer
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
800.12 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 1
1.5 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 27

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by GreenmanReviews 5 / 10

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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a magical story about a young woman named Molly who inherits a mysterious toy shop that reminds me of the toy shop Duncan's Toy Chest from Home Alone 2.Directed by Zach Helm, the film has a colorful cast, with Dustin Hoffman as the eccentric 243-year-old Mr. Magorium, Zach Mills as Eric, Natalie Portman as his talented but uncertain store manager slash apprentice Molly, Ted Ludzik as Bellini, the Bookbuilder and Jason Bateman as a skeptical mutant, Henry.The movie has a clear message about the wonder of existence, the inescapable fact of death, and how we reconcile these two contrasting realities.The cartoonish circus gadgets and décor set an aesthetic or vibe that I like, blending surrealism and absurdism. The acting and casting are good overall. The plot itself is fairly straightforward when you break it down, its decent but a bit corny, and it can feel slow and cringey at times. Natalie Portman looks great with short hair. Some scenes could definitely have been cut out, but the farewell scene was well done. Overall, it's a creative and interesting movie.
Reviewed by DaynaSu 7 / 10

MOMS: Great movie, but toddlers and husbands will be bored

My husband and I brought our 4 year old daughter to see this movie last night. We'd already seen (and ADORED) THE BEE MOVIE, and nothing else seemed age appropriate. Despite horrible reviews, we gave it a shot.I loved this movie. It's not often that a kid's movie can move me to tears, but this one had a powerful (yet simple) message...LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT.My daughter was bored to the point of BEGGING us to leave. This from a kid who sees movie-going as the ultimate treat. While it was visually stimulating overall, there could have been more in the way of special effects.Jason Bateman was surprisingly good in his role as the accounting mutant. Some of the most moving moments in the film were created by little more than the expression on his face.Natalie Portman was radiant and lovable and...androgynous? ;) She could easily have been mistaken for a thirteen year old boy throughout most of the film, to the point where it seemed that she had her chest bound up to appear that way. But it's not about the boobies, and it's not a romantic love story, which I greatly appreciated.No sex. No violence. No profanity. My husband hated it.There is love...lots of love. Pure love. The kind of love you feel when you're a child, and your mind has not yet been bogged down with the soul-crushing stress of adult responsibility.This movie is a nice kick-in-the-pants for anybody who needs to be reminded that you don't have to be a kid to see the potential in yourself and the world around you. You just have to relax a little and believe in magic.
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