Movie

General Magic

“Inside every pocket is a little piece of magic”

★ 7.3(42)20191h 32m

General Magic is streaming on DocPlay and DocPlay Amazon Channel in Australia, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. Availability checked 24 June 2026.

Where to watch General Magic

🇦🇺 Australia

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Good to know

Director: Sarah Kerruish, Matthew Maude
Release date: 2019-05-09
Runtime: 1h 32m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Spellbound Productions II

General Magic — trailer

About General Magic

General Magic is a 2019 movie in the Documentary genre, directed by Sarah Kerruish and Matthew Maude, starring Megan Smith, Tony Fadell and Marc Porat. It has a runtime of 1 hour 32 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.3/10 from 42 viewers. Below you can see where to watch General Magic in Australia — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

A tale of how the great vision and epic failure of General Magic, the "greatest dead company in Silicon Valley", changed the lives of billions.

Cast

Megan Smith

Self

Tony Fadell

Self

Marc Porat

Self

Andy Hertzfeld

Self

Steve Jobs

Self (archive footage)

Joanna Hoffman

Self

John Sculley

Self

Themes & keywords

technologyit-expertsilicon valleyinterviewrise and fallcell phonebusiness start-upphonecomputer programmingsocial historycommunicating via phonesmart phoneexpert opinionnew technologytechnological evolution