# Wish Upon a Star (1996)

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**Runtime**: 89 min
**Genres**: TV Movie, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Blair Treu
**Written by**: Jessica Barondes
**Starring**: Katherine Heigl, Danielle Harris, Donnie Jeffcoat, Scott Wilkinson, Mary Parker Williams, Lois Chiles

> *I wish I may, I wish I might, become my sister for a night!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Sisterly love gets a magical makeover. A younger sister wishes to switch lives with her popular older sister. The swap predictably brings chaos to their lives.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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