Descendants: The Rise of Red

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Descendants: The Rise of Red

2024

1h 31m

Kids & Family

Musical

Fantasy

Adventure

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In this newest installment in the mega-hit "Descendants" franchise, former Villain Kid Uma, now headmaster of Auradon Prep, extends an invite to the school to another VK -- Red, the rebellious daughter of the tyrannical Queen of Hearts from Wonderland. The Queen of Hearts has long held a grudge against Auradon, and especially Cinderella, and seizes the opportunity to seek revenge when she drops her daughter off at school. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, Red must team up with Cinderella's perfectionist daughter Chloe and travel back in time to try to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path.

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Neal Justin

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Youngsters who are ready to be introduced to the wonder of musicals would be better off discovering an old chestnut such as 1939′s "Babes in Arms."

Jul 18, 2024

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Rachel Wagner

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I appreciate that both girls came to understand their mothers better and feel more humanity towards them.

Jul 16, 2024

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John Serba

Decider

It’s surely just good enough for all interested and engaged parties.

Jul 15, 2024

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Kristen Maldonado

Pop Culture Planet

Descendants: The Rise of Red is a mixed bag. I really enjoyed this cast and the music, but there were a lot of missed opportunities and holes in the story that tied back to the writing team.

Jul 14, 2024

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Roger Catlin

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What might have been once fantastical Disney effects are now purse-sized disappointments -- a time machine is a pocket-watch; the magic mirror a compact.

Jul 12, 2024

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Anna Govert

Paste Magazine

While the effort is certainly there, it still can’t quite reach the highs of its predecessors, instead offering a fourth installment that is lackluster in both its musical moments and overarching story.

Rated: 5.2/10

Jul 11, 2024

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tiago m

É muito fraco, mas tem bons momentos. É estranho os personagens começarem a cantar rap do meio do nada, o GGI é muito ruim e o roteiro coloca as situações de uma maneira rasa e genérica, indo de um ponto a a um ponto b de uma forma tanto fez como tanto faz. Mas existem bons momentos.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/27/25

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Ella B

As a Descendants fan, I was really disappointed with Descendants 4. The movie felt rushed, with predictable plot points and songs that often had awkward or clunky lyrics. It lacked the fun and excitement that made the earlier films so special. Some of the costumes were cool, but even that wasn’t consistent. What hurt most, though, was the lack of a meaningful tribute to Cameron Boyce. After everything he brought to the series, it felt like a missed opportunity to honor his legacy properly. Overall, Descendants 4 just didn’t live up to the heart and energy of the past films.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/22/25

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JACOB B.

I watched descendants the rise of red it was OK movie it wasn't better then descendants 3 and it's after descendants the Royal wedding where you see white roses painted red which hint the queen of hearts which that was the plot for descendants the rise of red where you are introduced to red the daughter of the queen of hearts and Chloe the daughter of Cinderella and Prince charming but in descendants Chad charming is the son cinderella and Prince charming like what happened to him and descendants the rise of red is just not good but the song on fire like the song red blew up all over social media because it has a catching tune and it has meaning about red's life being the daughter of the queen of hearts and living under her mom's rules

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Mathew M

This movie does not deserve the hate. The ending wasn’t perfect but the movie is still overall good. It has some of the best music in the franchise and most people are too blinded by nostalgia to admit that. I also understand there are Huge plot holes and that annoys people but this is just the first half of the story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Gemma Y

Movie was great but would have been better if it was a solo film instead of the 4th of the ended Descendants sequel (D1,2,3)

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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Amarion V

Plot was so rushed movie is trash

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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In this newest installment in the mega-hit "Descendants" franchise, former Villain Kid Uma, now headmaster of Auradon Prep, extends an invite to the school to another VK -- Red, the rebellious daughter of the tyrannical Queen of Hearts from Wonderland. The Queen of Hearts has long held a grudge against Auradon, and especially Cinderella, and seizes the opportunity to seek revenge when she drops her daughter off at school. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, Red must team up with Cinderella's perfectionist daughter Chloe and travel back in time to try to undo the traumatic event that set Red’s mother down her villainous path.

Director: Jennifer Phang
Producer: Wendy Williams
Screenwriter: Dan Frey, Russell Sommer
Distributor: Disney+
Production Co: Disney Channel, Disney Branded Television, Disney+
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 12, 2024
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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