Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- whimsical
- breezy
- playful
- family movie night
- lazy afternoon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alex and Justin's wizard-school storyline alternates with Max and Jerry's terrace camping challenge.
Alex uses magic to clean her room, triggering the central consequence of being sent to wizard school.
Alex and Justin are required to attend wizard school as a consequence of Alex's unauthorized magic.
The Russo siblings drive both the wizard-school conflict and the parallel manhood challenge.
Films like Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School, and why
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
family fantasy comedy centered on young characters learning to control magical abilities
Sky High
lighthearted youth fantasy with sibling dynamics, school-based magic, and comic supernatural mishaps
Halloweentown
episodic family comedy blending teenage problems with magical rules and playful chaos
Movie Details
- Director
- Mark Cendrowski
- Release Date
- 2008-04-06
- Runtime
- 46 min
- Rating
- 9.0 / 10 (260)
Cast
- Selena Gomez
- David Henrie
- Jake T. Austin
- David DeLuise
- Maria Canals-Barrera
- Octavia Spencer
- Josh Sussman
- J. Evan Bonifant
- Ian Abercrombie
Common questions
- What is Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School about?
- A mischievous young wizard is sent to magical school with her brother while the rest of the family pursues an absurd test of courage.
- What is Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School.
- Which films are like Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School?
- Films with a similar feel include Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Sky High, and Halloweentown.
- How long is Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School?
- Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School runs 46 minutes.
