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''Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium'' is the story of Edward Magorium ([[Dustin Hoffman]]), who is over 200 years old and owns the remarkable toy store of the title. Molly Mahoney ([[Natalie Portman]]) is the manager of the store. The time comes for Mr. Magorium to "go", so he hires an accountant named Henry ([[Jason Bateman]]) to go over the store's finances and transfer ownership of the building into Molly's name. Meanwhile, he gives Molly a block of mysterious wood called the Congreve Cube. Molly tries to convince Mr. Magorium to stay in his magical toy store instead of "going."

The film, which debuted in 2007, received lukewarm reviews at best, though the performances by the lead actors were generally praised. Visually impressive with plenty of effects, it is at its heart a story about finding your own "inner magic" and bringing it to life.

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* [[Alternative Foreign Theme Song]]: Kimura Kaela's [http://www.bebo.com/c/video?FlashBoxId=6104787677 "Jasper"] is the theme song for the Japanese version.
* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]: Eric. In his lines of dialogue, he doesn't have the usual voice inflections that people are expected to have when speaking. One particular trait of his that is pointed out is [[No Social Skills|his trouble making friends]] [[Intergenerational Friendship|except with Mr. Magorium, Molly, and Henry, who are all adults]]. [[Nice Hat|Also, don't forget his massive collection of hats]].
* [[Bag of Holding]]: While Mr. Magorium {{spoiler|is in the hospital,}} Eric brings him some things from the gift shop in a paper bag. He pulls a ridiculous number of things out of it, including a hose with a nozzle, a wooden plank, and a euphonium<ref>Think tuba</ref>. 
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Molly's appearance is fairly androgynous.
* [[Bigger on the Inside]]: The toy store.
* [[But Now I Must Go]]: Mr. Magorium's decision to "leave" prompts the plot.
* [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]]: It's what makes the toy store magical.
* [[Companion Cube]]: The block of wood Mr. Magorium gives to Molly, which may or may not have been a [[Magic Feather]].
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Mr. Magorium.
* [[Genius Loci]]: The toy store, which has a mind much like a child's.
* [[It Runs on Nonsensoleum]]: Mr. Magorium's long lifespan is attributed to his having bought a "lifetime's supply" of shoes that lasted 200 years. When the last pair goes, so does he.
* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: What Eric, a preteen child, has with Mr. Magorium, Molly, and Henry, who are all adults.
* [[Muppet Cameo]]: [[The Muppets|Kermit the Frog]] shops at the Emporium. Yes, really.
** Tough Pigs [http://www.toughpigs.com/mr-mcallisters-wonder-disaster recommends the movie] [[Just Here for Godzilla|based on this cameo alone]].
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Averted - at first, Mr. Magorium refers to his imminent death as "leaving." Then Molly uses the D word, and later {{spoiler|it actually shows Mr. Magorium's funeral.}}
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: The trailer explained absolutely nothing about the story being told in the film, leading some to presume it was "a movie about CGI".
* [[Nice Hat]]: Eric has a huge hat collection, and he wears a different hat every day.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Really Two Hundred and Forty Three Years Old]]: Mr. Magorium, who has also played hopscotch with Abraham Lincoln and helped Thomas Edison come up with the idea for the lightbulb.
* [[The Wonka]]: Mr. Magorium, of course.
** Hoffman as Magorium even looks like [[Gene Wilder]].

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