Andres Gomez
2/10Overdone 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 ...
Reviewed on April 1, 2013

In Oz, nothing is what it seems.
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.
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) is a fantasy, adventure and family film directed by Sam Raimi, released on March 7, 2013 with a runtime of 2h 10m. It stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 6,900 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for Oz the Great and Powerful before you stream it.
Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Oz the Great and Powerful.
Trailer
Trailer
Directed by Sam Raimi, written by L. Frank Baum, Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire, produced by Joe Roth.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 6,900 ratings.
Overdone 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 ...
Reviewed on April 1, 2013
I 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. The story is pretty much a prequel to…
Reviewed on March 22, 2018
If 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. "Diggs" (James Franco) is a jobbing, pretty unpleasant, magician doing the provincial shows when he and his balloon get caught up in a storm and next thing, he is in an unknown land where pretty soon he befriends a winged ape, a porcelain doll…
Reviewed on April 4, 2022
I 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.
Reviewed on July 23, 2023
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) is available to stream on Disney Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) includes James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Zach Braff. The film was directed by Sam Raimi. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Oz the Great and Powerful was released on March 7, 2013 and runs for 2h 10m.
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 6,900 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy fantasy, adventure and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Oz the Great and Powerful trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.