The Legend of Ochi

2025

Adventure / Family / Fantasy

53
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 75% · 135 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 63% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 7845 7.8K

bite forest dysfunctional family creature children's adventure dreary

Director

Isaiah Saxon Photo
Isaiah Saxon

Top cast

Finn Wolfhard Photo
Finn Wolfhard as Petro
Willem Dafoe Photo
Willem Dafoe as Maxim
Emily Watson Photo
Emily Watson as Dasha
Helena Zengel Photo
Helena Zengel as Yuri
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876.28 MB
1280*768
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 49
1.76 GB
1800*1080
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 46
878.52 MB
1194*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 100+
1.76 GB
1792*1080
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 100+
1.6 GB
1792*1080
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 100+
4.27 GB
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English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 83

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dlmiley 5 / 10

A 5/10 for adults, maybe a 7/10 for YA and children

I went to Cinemark's "secret movie" last night. It was "The Legend of Ochi", a fantasy adventure film about a young girl (Helena Zengel) who lives on an isolated island who is taught to fear the titular creature. But when she finds an injured baby one, she embarks on a journey to return it to its mountain home. The puppet animation of the creature is amazing, but the story itself is a bit silly even for a children's film; Willem Dafoe as her father and Emily Watson as her mother are fine, but they do overact a bit. Finn Wolfhard is wasted as Dafoe's adopted "son". I would rate it as a 5/10 for adults - children and young adults may rate it a 7/10.
Reviewed by triplettshopping 5 / 10

Interesting

One of the most visually interesting movies I've seen in a while. They certainly went for the nostalgia vibe, giving an 80s feel to the scenery. Plot was a bit boring for me, a tad predictable, but still enjoyable. I'm not sure if it was an issue for just my theater or an issue with the sound production, but it was incredibly loud throughout yet dialogue remained soft. I found myself covering my ears in many parts due to the overwhelmingly high-pitched sounds of the ochi and the background score and sounds just to be struggling to hear many of the characters when they spoke. Props for using an orchestral score. It was beautiful regardless of volume and added to the warm ambiance of the movie. Warming to those sensitive to loud and high-pitched sounds, you may not want to see this one in theaters.
Reviewed by willphelan 6 / 10

It's Ok

The Legend of Ochi is a very ambitious project for someone to tackle as their directorial debut and I give praise to Isiah Saxon for really going for it. The world building here is pretty solid for the most part and the movie starts off with a strong setup and some good action. The main Ochi creature himself is very endearing and his connection with the young girl is very sweet. The fact that the creatures are practical is awesome. The movie has some funny moments especially the scenes with Willem Dafoe and that main duo. However the movie loses the plot a little bit in the second half. Character actions feel like they're forced in order for the plot to continue and some of the pay off feels cheap. The movie's ending feels a little cliche and because of that I feel like this movie is going to have a hard time really engaging general audiences. Overall it's an entertaining enough movie and I love that Saxon got to express his creative vision, but some more fleshing out of the world and characters could've helped.
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