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Return to Oz

1985 · 109 min · Director: Walter Murch ★ IMDb 6.7 · 34,680 ratings

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Dorothy Gale has recently come home to Kansas from the Land of Oz and is now almost back to perfect health since the incident of the tornado, only she cannot get that wonderful place out of her head. She frequently talks about it and cannot get any sleep at night. Aunt Em worries about her health/well-being. Thinking that she is suffering delusional depression and acute insomnia, she decides to take her to see a special doctor in another town. While he tries to treat her with electro-shock treatment and take those nasty dreams away from her head, she is rescued by a mysterious girl who leads her back to Oz for a new adventure.

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Emotional fingerprint

Return to Oz (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Awe 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Fear
25%Awe
  1. Fear30%
  2. Awe25%
  3. Relief10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Awe, Anxiety. Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Awe and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Relief
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Relief
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionReliefFear
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity42 %27 %0 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension48 %39 %0 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension63 %59 %3 %46 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Tension74 %65 %10 %56 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity71 %56 %13 %48 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension69 %59 %10 %48 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Curiosity65 %59 %18 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Curiosity61 %54 %21 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Tension63 %53 %13 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity66 %54 %18 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension74 %68 %30 %54 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Tension77 %74 %23 %61 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Tension74 %70 %9 %55 %
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension76 %73 %5 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Tension78 %76 %5 %49 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Tension83 %81 %14 %55 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Tension88 %79 %41 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 95′Relief84 %54 %68 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Relief69 %21 %64 %13 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Relief52 %5 %47 %2 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Fairuza Balk

Dorothy

JM
Jean Marsh

JM
Jean Marsh

Nurse Wilson / Mombi

Piper Laurie

Aunt Em

Matt Clark

Uncle Henry

MS
Michael Sundin

Tik-Tok (on-set performer)

TR
Tim Rose

Tik-Tok (on-set performer)

SB
Sean Barrett

Tik-Tok (voice)

MW
Mak Wilson

Billina (on-set performer)

DB
Denise Bryer

Billina (voice)

BH
Brian Henson

Jack Pumpkinhead (voice)

SH
Stewart Harvey-Wilson

Jack Pumpkinhead (on-set performer)

LC
Lyle Conway

Gump (voice)

SN
Stephen Norrington

Gump (on-set performer)

JC
Justin Case

Scarecrow

JA
John Alexander

Cowardly Lion / Wheeler

DR
Deep Roy

Tin Man

ER
Emma Ridley

Ozma

SW
Sophie Ward

Mombi II

FV
Fiona Victory

Mombi III

Details

Directed by
Walter Murch
Written by
Walter Murch, Gill Dennis, L. Frank Baum
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
109 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 34,680 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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