Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

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Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

PG

Released May 9, 2014

1h 31m

Kids & Family

Musical

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

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Soon after her return to Kansas, Dorothy Gale (Lea Michele) finds herself whisked back to Oz to save her friends Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), Lion (Jim Belushi),Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer) and Glinda (Bernadette Peters) from the Jester (Martin Short) -- the younger brother of the Wicked Witch of the West. The Jester is using his late sister's broomstick as a magic wand and is destroying Oz one yellow brick at a time. With new companions, Dorothy sets out to rescue old friends and restore order.

Critics Consensus

Faced with the choice between staying in or seeing Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, most filmgoers will be forced to conclude that there's no place like home.

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

Even by the standards of allowance-snatching half-term filler, this is pretty indifferent ...

Rated: 2/5

May 22, 2014

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Anna Smith

Empire Magazine

Kid-friendly with some neat visuals.

Rated: 3/5

May 18, 2014

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Josh Kupecki

Austin Chronicle

Carping on a film clearly targeted to 5-year-olds might seem unjust, but the filmmakers go about their business in such a lazy fashion that the viewer can't help but feel irritated by the whole ordeal.

Rated: 1/5

May 15, 2014

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Won't give Pixar a run for their money and might be best saved for a rainy day rental.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Yawn.

Rated: 1.0/4.0

Sep 13, 2020

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Julian Lytle

Punch Drunk Critics

In the end when I walked out I felt like I just watched a failed Broadway musical that got turned into a failed animated movie that no one else should have to suffer through.

Rated: .5/5

Jan 11, 2020

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Tim M

With lackluster animation and banal storytelling, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return is one trip over the rainbow viewers will regret taking.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Audience Member

For me, this is an absolute classic. I will definitely make my friends watch this movie. The love story between the China princess and the Marshall mallow guy is definitely rushed though. I didn't know that two people could fall in love in a matter of maximum, a week. But I love this movie regardless. It was targeted to a younger demographic. So if you're an adult, it might not appeal to you. The music was awesome, despite a lot of people saying otherwise. Yet the set or a lot of the places felt a bit barren and lacking, like the ending part to the Jesters castle. Everyone was just in the courtyard duking it out... but, I still love the movie with all of my heart.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Артем Б

I couldn't watch this movie for a long time, but when I finally got the chance to watch it and watched it, I realized to my surprise that this movie is not good. The only scene I remember in this movie is the fight at the end, it was very interesting, but most of the movie was boring and tasteless, so I definitely do not recommend watching it.The whole film is like some separate work that has no connection with any movie or any book of Oz.There is absolutely nothing interesting about this movie, the animation is outdated and the plot is very predictable.And then why is it called "Dorothy's Return"? It's more like a second part that didn't have a first part.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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BEN G

what the actual fuck is this

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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ana luisa u

Es entrenida los personajes están OK la animación no está mal los protagonistas son regulares y el humor meh el villano no tan mal es un 6.9 de 10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/12/23

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George B

Great Film Ever and the Story is Good I Will Get 7/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

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Will Finn

Director

Dan St. Pierre

Director

Lea Michele

Dorothy

Dan Aykroyd

Scarecrow

Kelsey Grammer

Tin Man

Jim Belushi

Cowardly Lion

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Synopsis

Soon after her return to Kansas, Dorothy Gale (Lea Michele) finds herself whisked back to Oz to save her friends Scarecrow (Dan Aykroyd), Lion (Jim Belushi),Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer) and Glinda (Bernadette Peters) from the Jester (Martin Short) -- the younger brother of the Wicked Witch of the West. The Jester is using his late sister's broomstick as a magic wand and is destroying Oz one yellow brick at a time. With new companions, Dorothy sets out to rescue old friends and restore order.

Director: Will Finn, Dan St. Pierre
Producer: Ryan Carroll, Roland Carroll, Bonne Radford
Screenwriter: Randi Barnes, Adam Balsam
Distributor: Clarius Entertainment, Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: Prana Animation Studios
Rating: PG (Some Scary Images|Mild Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.5M
Runtime: 1h 31m

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