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

rachelsreviews.net

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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Ro M

Amazing film love Chloe

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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Chloe H

When watching this movie I didn't expect it to be AMAZING, but I expected more, the songs were alright but not that good and the ending just felt RUSHED, I expected it to go a totally different way because of what the Queen of hearts said to cinderella at the start of the movie, can't remember the exact quote but she said something about Cinderella finding the prank funny at the time and the Queen was always bringing up how love 'ain't it' so I expected Ella to go to the dance with Charming and let the prank happen, but instead Chloe and Red just take the cook book and suddenly the movie's over, it felt as if it didn't have a proper climax, the 'fight' scene in the principals office didn't feel like an actual climax, I thought the end scene was like a dream of Red's, she fell asleep after stealing the cookbook and then imagined going back but NO, IT WAS REAL!!! No explanation given as to how the VK's originally opened the book and had it not curse them which is a MASSIVE plot hole and just left me annoyed. Overall, subpar, just because you have a bigger budget doesn't help your plot, ending seemed forced

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Annie L

Overall it just was not a good movie. Nothing can compare to the original movies. As someone who grew up watching the Descendants movies it was extremely disappointing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Scarlet J

I really enjoyed the first 3 Descendants so I was excited for the 4th. I knew it wouldn’t be the original cast but I still thought it would make me feel the same way the others did. It was a good plot, but there was no challenge for Red and Chloe at the end. That is why I say this movie was decent but I wouldn’t necessarily say it was awesome.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Gape H

I don’t recommend it’s NOWHERE near as close as how good the first three movies. It was really bad I don’t get how it has anything to do with the first movies. It isn’t the same since the normal actors aren’t in the movie. RIP Cameron Boyce.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Tiffany L

The production was fantastic, and the songs were even better, with great choreography, costumes, and impressive screen quality. However, the movie felt a bit rushed. The plot seemed scattered, and it branched off in different directions without fully coming together. By the end, it felt like something was missing—but not in an exciting, “can’t wait for part two” kind of way. While I love the bigger budget and special effects, I wish Disney had focused more on the core storyline.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/25

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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 Branded Television, Disney+, Disney Channel
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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