Freakier Friday: Maybe It Was Freaky Enough the First Time?
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Jinxed (2013)
Meet the Murphys, a family with never ending bad luck. "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong," it's Murphy's law! Over a century ago a witch put a magical curse on their great-great grandfather and the whole family has been jinxed for generations! After Meg Murphy (played by Big Time Rush's Ciara Bravo) and her family's house is destroyed in yet another freak accident, the family moves into their grandfather's house in Harvest Hills. In a not-so-strange case of bad luck, Meg's nemesis Ivy is also spending the summer in town. But things start to look up, kind of, when Meg meets a local boy named Brett and he casts another spell on her, a love spell that is! With help from her brother Charlie, Meg more determined than ever, must break the hex on her catastrophically cursed family! Watch this doomed teen try for a normal existence in a world full of hijinks!
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Meet the Murphys, a family with never ending bad luck. "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong," it's Murphy's law! Over a century ago a witch put a magical curse on their great-great grandfather and the whole family has been jinxed for generations! After Meg Murphy (played by Big Time Rush's Ciara Bravo) and her family's house is destroyed in yet another freak accident, the family moves into their grandfather's house in Harvest Hills. In a not-so-strange case of bad luck, Meg's nemesis Ivy is also spending the summer in town. But things start to look up, kind of, when Meg meets a local boy named Brett and he casts another spell on her, a love spell that is! With help from her brother Charlie, Meg more determined than ever, must break the hex on her catastrophically cursed family! Watch this doomed teen try for a normal existence in a world full of hijinks!
Rating:G
Genre:Family, Fantasy, Comedy, TV Movie
Directed By:Stephen Herek
Written By:Neal Israel, Aury Wallington
In Theaters:11/29/2013
Box Office:
Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:Pacific Bay Entertainment, Pacific Bay Entertainment Canada
Cast
Stephen Herek
Director
Stephen Herek
Director
Ciara Bravo
Meg Murphy
Jack Griffo
Brett O'Leary
Jacob Bertrand
Charlie Murphy
Elena Kampouris
Ivy Murray
Burkely Duffield
Tommy Murphy
Keegan Connor Tracy
Mrs. Murphy
Donavon Stinson
Dad
Jay Brazeau
Grandpa
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