Return to Oz fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, a touch of humor.
Tense and spectacular
Wondrous and nostalgic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense and spectacular
Return to Oz is tense and spectacular.
Wondrous and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's wondrous and nostalgic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Fantasy
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style stand out.
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Return to Oz is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 56/100 (IMDb 6.7 and Metacritic 42). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 49 min
Return to Oz runs 1 h 49 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Return to Oz higher (71) than critics (42). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $25 million to make and earned $11 million worldwide, 45% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+62GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Return to Oz in 76 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 171 storytelling tropes for Return to Oz, including I Gave My Word, Taken for Granite, Failure-Induced Transformation.
6.7
