CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1996
Kazaam posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1996 1h 33m USA

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Kazaam

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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION

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A Kid in King Arthur's Court poster 01

Movie / 1995 / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Romance / Science Fiction

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

Why this pick

Like Kazaam, it gives a kid a broad, family-friendly fantasy adventure built around an impossible companion/world, comic culture clash, and uncomplicated 1990s wish-fulfilment energy.

The Shaggy Dog poster 02

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The Shaggy Dog

Why this pick

This has Kazaam’s bright Disney-era family-comedy tone: a young protagonist facing a magical transformation, with fast, silly set pieces and a warm parent-child throughline.

Mr. Destiny poster 03

Movie / 1990 / Fantasy / Comedy / Science Fiction

Mr. Destiny

Why this pick

Its supernatural wish premise and accessible comic storytelling echo Kazaam’s interest in magical intervention, while keeping the stakes personal, upbeat, and family-oriented.

The Indian in the Cupboard poster 04

Movie / 1995 / Adventure / Family / Fantasy

The Indian in the Cupboard

Why this pick

A child discovers an ordinary object with extraordinary powers in this similarly sincere 1990s fantasy, balancing playful magical rules with a young hero learning responsibility.

The Kid Who Would Be King poster 05

Movie / 2019 / Adventure / Family / Fantasy

The Kid Who Would Be King

Why this pick

For the kid-meets-mythic-power appeal of Kazaam, this brings a contemporary school-age hero, lively magic, broad humor, and an earnest friendship-centered adventure.

CURATING YOUR NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

The film begins with a wrecking ball destroying an abandoned building. The impact knocks over a magic lamp inside of the building, causing it to land on a boombox. The genie inside decides to make residence inside the boombox from there on in.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Francis Capra

Francis Capra

Maxwell 'Max' Connor

James Acheson

Nick

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

Kazaam

Ally Walker

Ally Walker

Alice Connor

Efren Ramirez

Carlos