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

rogercatlin.com

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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This one and the first movie, are the only good movies in the franchise. Feel good comfort movies with good music. Red, life is sweeter and perfect Revenge are top tier 🤞🩷

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

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Clara G

I honestly I mean this is my opinion I think they could've done better

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/26/25

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Lexi E

I have watch all of descendants, the movies, the little shorts, everything! I was unsure about this movie at first seen the og cast are not in the descendants: rise of red. I personally think this shouldn't have even been a movie to be made. The og cast for reasons like Cameron Boyce 🕊️(who is no long with us) and the main director Kenny Ortega not wanting to do a 4th movie basically goes against all of this. Although Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson and Booboo Stewart cheering on the sidelines, this movie doesn't fit into the descendants story line at all really. Like wonderland just came out of nowhere and it makes no sense to where it was since it should be in the isle of the lost if Red is a VK. This movie is just the same plot as the first movie. It was a good cover to where Ben, Mal, Evie and Jay are and makes sense but personally the descendants could go with out this movie. AND PLEASE THIS MOVIE IS NOT DESCENDANTS 4 THERE IS NO 4, THIS MOVIE IS JUST A SIDE MOVIE !!!!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/05/25

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Percival R

songs are great, sets are great, most of the characters are great but the third act is very lacking i hope the next movie is better

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/28/25

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Ana F

I hated this movie. Because why is Cinderella black. The Cinderella everyone knows is a beautiful white woman and her husband is Asian?! The movie had nothing to do with anything in the original decendants and the only character they brought back was uma and she is nothing like the original uma. I think they should’ve taken a hit when none of the original actors wanted to come back. The fact that the two princesses aren’t even bad?! The entire point of decendants is bad kids of villains that’s turn good. Vat the heyal. Also the music was completely disgusting I hate this movie and the choreography no

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Ro M

Amazing film love Chloe

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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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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