Practical Magic is a 1998 English-language Comedy Drama movie written by Alice Hoffman, Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman and Adam Brooks. The movie is directed by Griffin Dunne and produced by Denise Di Novi under the banner of Village Roadshow Pictures in collaboration with Di Novi Pictures. Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love. Practical magic features Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn, Goran Visnjic and Caralyn Kozlowski. The screenplay is written by Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman and Adam Brooks which is inspired from Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. The music was composed by Alan Silvestri. Cinematography was done by Andrew Dunn and editing by Elizabeth Kling. The movie has a running time of 104 minutes. It was released on 16th October 1998. Practical Magic was made on a budget of $75 million and at the box office it grossed only $46 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Warner Bros.