The Portable Door
- 2023
- 1h 56m
Two lowly interns at J.W. Wells and Co., a mysterious firm based in London, uncover a plot by their CEO to disrupt the ancient magical world with modern corporate practices.Two lowly interns at J.W. Wells and Co., a mysterious firm based in London, uncover a plot by their CEO to disrupt the ancient magical world with modern corporate practices.Two lowly interns at J.W. Wells and Co., a mysterious firm based in London, uncover a plot by their CEO to disrupt the ancient magical world with modern corporate practices.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Karen Peart
- Dry Cleaner
- (as Karen Marie Peart)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Portable Door, the first book in Tom Holt's J.W. Wells & Co. series. Publication Order of J. W. Wells & Co. Books all eight books: The Portable Door (2003), In Your Dreams (2004), Earth, Air, Fire and Custard (2005), You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But it Helps (2006), The Better Mousetrap (2008), May Contain Traces of Magic (2009), Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Sausages (2011), The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse (2023).
- GoofsThe Union flag (the British flag) to the right on the J W Wells building is being flown upside down.
- Quotes
Dennis Tanner: Did I give you permission to be down here? Let me think! No. I did not!
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits contain a fake user agreement which scrolls past really quickly. On further study the "contract" contains unusual contractual terms and funny tidbits that foreshadow the movie plot: The movie has an overarching theme about agreeing blindly to terms of service, after all.
- SoundtracksJust for You
Written by Paul Shirley
Performed by The Paul Shirley Show Band
Courtesy of Midnight Choir Pty Ltd
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Entertaining but not logical
This movie is a good one-time-to-watch film. You may bring your family to the cinema and you will spend a good time watching it in a relaxed atmosphere.
However, if you expect some mind-blowing plot or unexpected twists - this film will mostly disappoint you. In fantasy movies there is always a thin ice in terms of making the plot work in some "magical" world but you still believe it, and having some absurd world. This film is closer to the second variant. Sometimes you find yourself at the point when you think "OK, this seems to be stolen from Harry Potter", sometimes you are like "What the hell? What am I watching". This film is rather naive fairytale than a Lord of the Rings style saga, that you can watch over and over again and not feel yourself as a young kid forced to believe something just because it is said so in movie.
Thus, I would recommend going to watch this film. Just take it easy and turn off the movie critic inside of you :)
However, if you expect some mind-blowing plot or unexpected twists - this film will mostly disappoint you. In fantasy movies there is always a thin ice in terms of making the plot work in some "magical" world but you still believe it, and having some absurd world. This film is closer to the second variant. Sometimes you find yourself at the point when you think "OK, this seems to be stolen from Harry Potter", sometimes you are like "What the hell? What am I watching". This film is rather naive fairytale than a Lord of the Rings style saga, that you can watch over and over again and not feel yourself as a young kid forced to believe something just because it is said so in movie.
Thus, I would recommend going to watch this film. Just take it easy and turn off the movie critic inside of you :)
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- Apr 29, 2023
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $801,082
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
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