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The Legend of Ochi

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2025 | 95 min | Family, Fantasy, Adventure

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (75% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved Swapped or Wolfwalkers, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG: scary moments. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    75% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.1 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $5 million worldwide on a $10 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 206K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Isaiah Saxon

  • Helena ZengelYuri
  • Willem DafoeMaxim
  • Emily WatsonDasha
  • Finn WolfhardPetro
  • Carol BorsOleg
  • Andrei Antoniu AnghelVlad
  • Razvan StoicaIvan
  • David Andrei BaltatuGleb
  • Eduard Mihail OanceaPavel
  • Tomas Otto GhelaTudor