Oz the Great and Powerful

PG

Released Mar 8, 2013

2 hr. 10 min.

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

List

57%

272 Reviews

Tomatometer

56%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

When shady circus magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) is hurled away from Kansas into the wonderful land of Oz, he thinks that fame and fortune are his for the taking. However, three witches -- Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams) -- remain unconvinced that Oscar is the great wizard that the inhabitants of Oz need and expect. Reluctantly drawn into Oz's epic problems, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it's too late.

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Critics Consensus

It suffers from some tonal inconsistency and a deflated sense of wonder, but Oz the Great and Powerful still packs enough visual dazzle and clever wit to be entertaining in its own right.

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isa e

Lots of continuity errors particularly with Mila Kunis in beginning, one scene lipstick is perfect, next cut, none, pretty pedestrian affair

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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binh q

how was this not considered a masterpiece? An elegant and brilliantly written and casted prequel-sequel. It captures the spirit of the original and tells an immaculate origin story superior to all the corny superhero stories told by other Disney features. The various supporting characters are filled with personality and Franco is at his best.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/03/24

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Mu S

Além de ser um remake desnecessário, tem uma trama pretensiosa e não traz a essência do original (nenhum filme irá conseguir isso).

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

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Albino V

This was a great movie with a fresh view on a old time classic! I wish there was a sequel!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/24/23

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MoviesSeries R

It is a good movie to watch, had fun watching it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/04/23

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Michael W

This Wizard of Oz prequel was pretty good. James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Joey King, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The plot of the movie was kind of entertaining but peculiar. It's about what the Wizard of Oz was really like and how he saved Oz from the evil witches. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you might like it. That's my opinion.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/03/23

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Sam Raimi

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James Franco

Oscar Diggs

Mila Kunis

Theodora

Rachel Weisz

Evanora

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Jenny Catchings

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Make no mistake, Oz the Great & Powerful a beautiful film... But any true weight of vacancy rests in the script itself - and no feats of acting could have fundamentally changed this trap.

Jan 14, 2021

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

With flying monkeys, Yellow Brick Road and sequin-spangled witches all faithfully reproduced, it's impossible to see this as a standalone film, given it looks like an HD colouring book version of the original movie.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

The twister that comes to whirl Oscar into Oz is so preordained you could find its departure information and flight time from an airport travel board.

Jan 3, 2014

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B.L. Panther

Paste Magazine

Today, Oz the Great and Powerful boasts collective and equal distaste among audiences and critics alike, which suggests that there’s something to be resisted within the film.

Rated: D+

Oct 2, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The result isn’t bad and incites the intermittent chuckle, but it ultimately fails to fill The Wizard of Oz’s shoes.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 12, 2022

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

When it comes to modernizing the world of a beloved old classic, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 14, 2021

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Synopsis

When shady circus magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) is hurled away from Kansas into the wonderful land of Oz, he thinks that fame and fortune are his for the taking. However, three witches -- Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams) -- remain unconvinced that Oscar is the great wizard that the inhabitants of Oz need and expect. Reluctantly drawn into Oz's epic problems, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it's too late.

Director: Sam Raimi
Executive Producer: Grant Curtis, Palak Patel, Joshua Donen, Philip Steuer
Screenwriter: Mitchell Kapner, David Lindsay-Abaire
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Roth Films
Rating: PG (Scary Images|Brief Mild Language|Sequences of Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 8, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 26, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $234.9M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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