Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- colorful
- frantic
- family movie night
- fantasy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually impressive but burdened by a familiar, noisy, and underwhelming story that mishandles its classic source material.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sacha Baron Cohen's Time is a clock-like creature whose presence drives Alice's journey through Underland's past.
Alice returns to Underland to help the Mad Hatter, extending the relationships established in the earlier adventure.
The Underland environments, creatures, costumes, and clockwork imagery rely heavily on lavish CGI and saturated fantasy design.
Alice travels through time to save the Mad Hatter and protect Underland from the Red Queen and Time.
Films like Alice Through the Looking Glass, and why
Alice in Wonderland
shared cinematic fairy-tale fantasy, lavish CGI spectacle, eccentric characters, and family-friendly adventure
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
shared time-travel fantasy, colorful production design, whimsical danger, and accessible family adventure
Oz the Great and Powerful
shared dark fantasy realm, emotionally driven quest, imaginative creatures, and visually extravagant world-building
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
shared literary fantasy adaptation, surreal environments, comic eccentricity, and child-accessible magical adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- James Bobin
- Release Date
- 2016-05-25
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (6894)
Cast
- Mia Wasikowska
- Johnny Depp
- Anne Hathaway
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Sacha Baron Cohen
- Matt Lucas
- Alan Rickman
- Stephen Fry
- Michael Sheen
- Timothy Spall
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Alice Through the Looking Glass about?
- Alice races through the past of a surreal magical kingdom to restore the Mad Hatter and prevent Underland from collapsing under the Red Queen's schemes.
- What is Alice Through the Looking Glass like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Alice Through the Looking Glass as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Alice Through the Looking Glass violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Alice Through the Looking Glass as mild.
- What did critics think of Alice Through the Looking Glass?
- Critics broadly found the film visually impressive but burdened by a familiar, noisy, and underwhelming story that mishandles its classic source material.
- Which films are like Alice Through the Looking Glass?
- Films with a similar feel include Alice in Wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Oz the Great and Powerful, and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
- How long is Alice Through the Looking Glass?
- Alice Through the Looking Glass runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Alice Through the Looking Glass?
- In United States, Alice Through the Looking Glass streams on Disney Plus.
