Where to watch Wish Upon a Star (1996) tonight
Wish Upon a Star (1996) runs 1 h 29 min, is rated PG in the US and averages 6.5 from 202 TMDB members. A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
- Runtime
- 1 h 29 min — ends 9:29 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- PG (US)
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy
- Released
- November 12, 1996
- TMDB rating
- 6.5 / 10 from 202 votes
- Director
- Blair Treu
- Starring
- Katherine Heigl, Danielle Harris, Donnie Jeffcoat, Scott Wilkinson
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), Disney Plus (subscription), Hulu (subscription), Peacock Premium (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Peacock Premium Plus (subscription), The CW (free), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Wish Upon a Star?
- Wish Upon a Star is 1 h 29 min long (89 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:29 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Wish Upon a Star rated?
- Wish Upon a Star is rated PG in the US.
- Is Wish Upon a Star a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Fantasy hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Wish Upon a Star?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), Disney Plus (subscription), Hulu (subscription), Peacock Premium (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Peacock Premium Plus (subscription), The CW (free), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Comedies under 100 minutes
- Movies from the 90s
- Movies for a group
- Date night movies
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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