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Descendants

  • TV Movie
  • 2015
  • TV-G
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
29K
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Booboo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, Dove Cameron, and Sofia Carson in Descendants (2015)
A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the trouble making offspring of Disney's classic villains: Cruella De Vil (Carlos), Maleficent (Mal), the Evil Queen (Evie) and Jafar (Jay).
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The teenage son of the king and queen of Auradon offers the trouble-making children of villains a chance to attend prep school in the kingdom.The teenage son of the king and queen of Auradon offers the trouble-making children of villains a chance to attend prep school in the kingdom.The teenage son of the king and queen of Auradon offers the trouble-making children of villains a chance to attend prep school in the kingdom.

  • Director
    • Kenny Ortega
  • Writers
    • Josann McGibbon
    • Sara Parriott
  • Stars
    • Dove Cameron
    • Cameron Boyce
    • Booboo Stewart
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    29K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,444
    317
    • Director
      • Kenny Ortega
    • Writers
      • Josann McGibbon
      • Sara Parriott
    • Stars
      • Dove Cameron
      • Cameron Boyce
      • Booboo Stewart
    • 125User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Dove Cameron
    Dove Cameron
    • Mal
    Cameron Boyce
    Cameron Boyce
    • Carlos
    Booboo Stewart
    Booboo Stewart
    • Jay
    Sofia Carson
    Sofia Carson
    • Evie
    Mitchell Hope
    Mitchell Hope
    • Prince Ben
    Melanie Paxson
    Melanie Paxson
    • Fairy Godmother
    Brenna D'Amico
    Brenna D'Amico
    • Jane
    Sarah Jeffery
    Sarah Jeffery
    • Audrey
    Zachary Gibson
    Zachary Gibson
    • Doug
    Jedidiah Goodacre
    Jedidiah Goodacre
    • Chad Charming
    Dianne Doan
    Dianne Doan
    • Lonnie
    Dan Payne
    Dan Payne
    • Beast
    Keegan Connor Tracy
    Keegan Connor Tracy
    • Belle
    Wendy Raquel Robinson
    Wendy Raquel Robinson
    • Cruella de Vil
    Maz Jobrani
    Maz Jobrani
    • Jafar
    Kathy Najimy
    Kathy Najimy
    • Evil Queen
    Kristin Chenoweth
    Kristin Chenoweth
    • Maleficent
    Shaughnessy Redden
    Shaughnessy Redden
    • Limo Driver
    • Director
      • Kenny Ortega
    • Writers
      • Josann McGibbon
      • Sara Parriott
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    User reviews125

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    7Aktham_Tashtush

    The movie has a nice story, nice plot .. unpredictable ending .. and yeah .. the singing thingy was a little unnecessary :P

    So a TV movie by Disney channel,, the idea is new and kinda genuine, at first you'd think the plot is rigid and predictable but it really do has some unpredictability in the final scenes. The script is fine,,the experience of the writers has actually Flourished in this type of mini-series/TV movies which gave them an advantage.

    There is only this thing i kinda hated or more like "disliked" about the movie which is the singing and dancing thingy !! well it's a bit shaggy and disorient the viewer even if it was a 9 year old kid sitting a 24/7 on Disney.. Thank god for the fast-forward bless ;) but to be fair,, other than the singing part,, the movie could have actually made a big fuss if it opened on the big screen ..

    As for the cast ,, they were mostly fine .. for a Disney channel cast they looked like a stars there.

    So overall,, the movie is nice .. watchable in a family night .. if you have an FF button on your remote you'll use it 3 times i think during the songs , well unless you have little kids then you're screwed :D but seriously thou ,, it is cool.
    6kloklo_87

    Nostalgia, hit and miss.

    After the promotion this Disney Original Movie got, I had to go on great lengths to watch it.

    The movie reminded me a lot of the 90's Disney Originals and held a familiar sensation which I will attribute it to HalloweenTown. The notions were childish and simple but totally in tune with the Disney Originals tradition which can be seen when Magic and Fantasy is involved.

    The movie from the perspective of an adult or an overly mature teen might miss the point. Yes, this movie is not great but it managed to convince us that the silliness of the Golden Age of Disney Animation was not forgotten. On the contrary somewhere the Disney villains settled down and had kids. As a 90's kid I have to admit that I feel somewhat satisfied.

    The plot is simple and the musical parts were not half bad but will pass with difficulty in the D.O.M. Hall of Fame as High School musical and HalloweenTown did. I believe that Disney could pull off a great series with this material which would have been perhaps hilarious but as a movie it's something less than Cinderella 1997 of Rodgers and Hammerstein but more of the last attempts to follow the last decade's magic/ghost/zombie and vampire trade.

    Therefore, if you think about watching it beware. It may seem great and nostalgic but absurd on several points. In my opinion the plot at some points had great thoughts, badly put together but that's just my opinion. Young children and teens will probably like it but their parents will be a tad disappointed. This is an attempt to lure the young generation back to Disney's animation and live action traditions but parents and young adults alike will be emotionally conflicted.
    7sarahshortgirl

    Worth a watch

    Definitely a cute little movie, and certainly worth a watch. The plot may be clichéd to a point, but the characters are pretty likable and the overall atmosphere is fun. Kristen Chenoweth is delightful as Maleficent, and even adds a couple of nods to Glinda, something which other Wicked fans are sure to pick up on. Unlike some family comedies, this one doesn't rely on crude humor to be funny and instead remains appropriate for all ages. Disney fans will enjoy the little tributes to some of the classics. I would definitely recommend this film to anyone looking for some light, musical entertainment. I'm looking forward to the sequel!
    7davispittman

    Pretty good for Disney Channel

    I wanna make it very clear that this is a Disney Channel original movie. It is not exactly held to the same level as other movies. I watched this film keeping in mind that it is made for TV and targeted towards children. I will say that I liked the casting, I thought the actors fit their individual roles. Also, the musical numbers and singing is very good mostly. There are a couple of the teenage actors that haven't quite gotten where they need to be as far as singing goes, but Kristen Chenoweth was of course incredible. How could you star in one of the biggest Broadway hits ever and not be superb at singing. So I really enjoyed her and most of the singing. I also liked the character Mal, and I liked Ben too, and their connection. They had great chemistry. The plot is very very predictable, you can for sure predict what is gonna happen next. Of course that is a thing with Disney Channel, so just know that. I think this film is pretty good for a child audience. 7/10 for Descendants.
    k-58612

    For Imbeciles

    The trilogy of these films are only suitable for imbeciles, the acting is dreadful and as for the writing, a Lobotomised monkey would have written better.

    Avoid these at all costs, shame on the Canadians that inflicted this drivel on the world, I thought they were nice people!

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    • Trivia
      The exterior and some of the interior sets of Auradon Prep is the same ones used for Xavier's School in X2: X-Men United (2003), the Luthor mansion in Smallville (2001) and the Queen mansion in Arrow (2012).
    • Goofs
      Mal tells her mother that the coronation is on Friday and Fairy Godmother says Family Day is on a Sunday. Yet during Family Day, Mal refers to the coronation as tomorrow, which would be Monday.
    • Quotes

      [Freed from the island, Maleficent crashes Ben's coronation]

      Maleficent: I'm ba-ack!

    • Alternate versions
      Subsequent rebroadcasts of the film after 2015 moved the end credits to the beginning of the movie and removed the end credits video with Shawn Mendes singing "Believe", replacing it with the last few minutes of "Set it Off".
    • Connections
      Featured in Musical Hell: Descendants (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Be Our Guest
      Performed by Mitchell Hope (uncredited), Spencer Lee (uncredited), Kala Balch (uncredited) & Marco Marinangeli (uncredited)

      Written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman

      Produced by Marco Marinangeli

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • DisneyNOW
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Спадкоємці
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Bad Angels Productions
      • A 5678 Production
      • Disney Enterprises
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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