Oz the Great and Powerful
In Oz, nothing is what it seems.
2013 • 130 min • Fantasy · Adventure · Family
Synopsis
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 50 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
- 59 Audience · 6879 · 40%
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician, is swept away from Kansas to the vibrant land of Oz. Mistaken for a prophesied wizard, he must confront three witches and a looming evil to save the fantastical realm, learning about true greatness along the way.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Some intense scenes with witches.
- Flying baboons can be a bit frightening.
- Characters in peril, but good triumphs.
What it models well
- Belief in oneself
- Teamwork and friendship
- Using talents for good
- Redemption and second chances
Talk about it after
- What makes a person truly great?
- The difference between illusions and genuine magic.
- How Oscar changed from a con artist to a hero.
- Why it's important to believe in others.
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Top billed cast
Director: Sam Raimi • Crew: Mitchell Kapner, David Lindsay-Abaire
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedI thought this would be a dumb movie, but I was wrong. Pretty good movie and very funny. He's a magician who the people of Oz thinks he's powerful. He trys to con them all into thinking he has special powers.
Not recommendedIf it were just down to the last twenty minutes or so, this might have been quite good. Sadly, though, we must watch the first hundred to get there, and they are not so good.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersI think I have never seen a movie with such (over)saturated and vibrant colors. Well, that is apart from the first few minutes which are in black and white as some tribute to the “original” Wizard of Oz movie. Surprisingly enough it works quite well. The sceneries and landscapes are beautiful to watch in just the right fairy-tale style that you would expect from the land of Oz.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersOverdone movie for children, with tiring tricks thought for 3D but a poor animation that becomes boring for its colorfulness. If you are a kid, you may enjoy, if you are an adult, better pass ...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.9/10 (6,879)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $200,000,000
- Box office
- $491,868,548
- IMDb
- tt1623205
