Fantastic Return to Oz

Fantastic Return to Oz

Directed by Fedor Dmitriev

Produced by Melnitsa Animation Studio, CTB Film Company

201977 min5.4 / 10

A colorful, family-friendly animated adventure that revisits a beloved fantasy world with returning heroes facing a familiar villain's revenge.

A year to the day after Dorothy and the people of the Emerald City defeated Urfin Jus, the villain is trying to exact his revenge. To command the army of Carraci, however, Urfin needs not only the magic book, but also Dorothy’s silver slippers. The slippers are safely hidden away in Dorothy’s house. Unfortunately, Dorothy’s guest, Tim, is overcome by curiosity and picks up the shoes, accidentally transporting himself, Dorothy and the slippers to the Land of Oz. The Emerald City and its citizens are in danger once again.

Questions people ask

  • Does Fantastic Return to Oz end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Fantastic Return to Oz easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Fantastic Return to Oz sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Fantastic Return to Oz scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Fantastic Return to Oz violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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