History Film / MagicBeyondWordsTheJKRowlingStory

%% * CallForward: Okay, we get it. She's going to write ''Harry Potter''.

The movie received mixed reviews, which is pretty good by [[LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek normal Lifetime standards]]. See a trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRBnjgz1ygg here]]. Watch the whole movie [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_RxNtfNlg here]].

* SternTeacher: Mrs. Morgan and Mr. Nettleship, both of whom really existed and helped inspire Snape. In RealLife, John Nettleship found out that he was Snape when a reporter told him and, though initially horrified, he eventually embraced it. Incidentally, the real Nettleship taught chemistry, hence Snape teaching Potions, but the film portrays him teaching mathematics for some reason.

* CallForward: Okay, we get it. She's going to write ''Harry Potter''.

* DomesticAbuse: And for the first time in Lifetime history, the protagonist has an appropriate reaction and the police are not [[PoliceAreUseless useless]].

* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler: Rowling's first husband. Ugh.]]
* MsImagination: Rowling as a child. An accurate depiction, by all accounts.
* RagsToRiches

* SliceOfLife: The movie generally comes off as being in this genre on account of the fact that Rowling's pre-''Harry Potter'' life was (surprise, surprise) pretty ordinary and unexciting.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue

''Magic Beyond Words: The J. K. Rowling Story'' is a [[MadeForTVMovie Made For TV]] {{Biopic}} dedicated to, surprisingly enough, ''Literature/HarryPotter'' author Creator/JKRowling, played here by Poppy Montgomery of ''Series/WithoutATrace'' fame. It originally aired on the Lifetime Network on July 18, 2011.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Canada doubles for Great Britain, Portugal, and (very briefly) New York. There are ''a lot'' of {{Establishing Shot}}s composed of StockFootage.

* AdaptationDyeJob: This is probably the most notable factual error in the film. While Rowling is blonde today, she was a redhead during the time period much of the film takes place. Nevertheless, the film portrays her as blonde throughout. Whether the filmmakers didn't know better or [[ViewersAreMorons thought she wouldn't be recognizable enough otherwise]] is unclear.

* FakeBrit: Poppy Montgomery (Australian) as Rowling. Additionally, most of the cast is Canadians playing Brits (the film is an American production, but was filmed in movie-friendly [[StargateCity Vancouver, Canada]] with local talent). Ironic that Rowling famously demanded this trope be averted in the ''Harry Potter'' films only for it to be played straight in her own (albeit unauthorized) biopic. On the plus side, [[Series/StargateAtlantis Dr. Carson Beckett]] is Rowling's father.

''Magic Beyond Words: The J. K. Rowling Story'' is a [[MadeForTVMovie Made For TV]] {{Biopic}} dedicated to, surprisingly enough, ''Literature/HarryPotter'' author JKRowling, played here by Poppy Montgomery of ''Series/WithoutATrace'' fame. It originally aired on the Lifetime Network on July 18, 2011.

* FakeBrit: Poppy Montgomery (Australian) as Rowling. Additionally, most of the cast is Canadians playing Brits (the film is an American production, but was filmed in movie-friendly [[StargateCity Vancouver, Canada]] with local talent). Ironic that Rowling famously demanded this trope be averted in the ''Harry Potter'' films only for it to be played straight in her own (albeit unauthorized) biopic. On the plus side, [[StargateAtlantis Dr. Carson Beckett]] is Rowling's father.

* JerkAss: [[spoiler: Rowling's first husband. Ugh.]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Every now and then, we're treated to background music which is apparently meant to sound vaguely like {{John Williams}}' ''Harry Potter'' themes.

''Magic Beyond Words: The J. K. Rowling Story'' is a [[MadeForTVMovie Made For TV]] {{Biopic}} dedicated to, surprisingly enough, ''HarryPotter'' author JKRowling, played here by Poppy Montgomery of ''Series/WithoutATrace'' fame. It originally aired on the Lifetime Network on July 18, 2011.

* Jerkass: [[spoiler: Rowling's first husband. Ugh.]]

* AdaptationDyeJob: This is probably the most notable factual error in the film. While Rowling is blonde today, she was a redhead during the time period much of the film takes place. Nevertheless, the film portrays her as blonde throughout. Whether the filmmakers DidNotDoTheResearch or [[ViewersAreMorons thought she wouldn't be recognizable enough otherwise]] is unclear.

* TheJimmyHartVersion: Every now and then, we're treated to background music which is apparently meant to sound vaguely like {{John Williams}}' ''Harry Potter'' themes.

''Magic Beyond Words: The J. K. Rowling Story'' is a [[MadeForTVMovie Made For TV]] {{Biopic}} dedicated to, surprisingly enough, ''HarryPotter'' author JKRowling, played here by Poppy Montgomery of ''WithoutATrace'' fame. It originally aired on the Lifetime Network on July 18, 2011.

The movie received mixed reviews, which is pretty good by [[LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek normal Lifetime standards]]. See a trailer [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRBnjgz1ygg here]]. Watch the whole movie [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=navSxZe_Zk8 here]].