
Oz the Great and Powerful
Taste attributes: adventurefamilyfantasyteenmonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingcoming of agesolving the riddle/not as it seems
"In Oz, nothing is what it seems."
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, polished fantasy film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
5.9 /10
TMDB · 5,737 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Roth Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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