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The Legend of Ochi | Official Trailer HD | A24
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- Published on Jan 22, 2026
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From writer/director Isaiah Saxon and starring Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson and Willem Dafoe. THE LEGEND OF OCHI - Coming Soon.
RELEASE DATE: Coming Soon
DIRECTOR: Isaiah Saxon
CAST: Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson and Willem Dafoe
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This looks like a movie I would have watched as a kid until the VHS was worn out.
THIS
Will it be PG? I hope so, we need more of these
you say it like something good….nowadays just they can do hiden E.T remakes…
@yisusferro603 I know you just tryna get someone to talk to you
Another movie of children saving nature. Wonderful. But why do the majority children forget this message every time they finish high school?
Willem Dafoe is in everything under the sun I swear 😂
He was my most watched actor on Letterboxd last year LOL
and he kills it in every roll he is given. phenomenal actor
@pb.j.1753what is the release date for this movie
c-mcWilem is a standout in every movie he is in. Pedro sometimes does not shine as well.
Make him DCU Joker and he's gonna give the performance of his life.
I support A24s decision to put Willem Dafoe in everything
Here here!
@iluvtonyhawk I support A24s decision to keep picking movies with Willem Dafoe in it.
By the way, they collaborate with filmmakers who hire casting directors. A24 has influence on getting high profile actors since they invest in and distribute the films.
@iluvtonyhawk Casting directors don't put actors in movies either. They make the recommendations and the director/producer eventually decide.
Everything !
@iluvtonyhawk no fucking shit.
A24 is becoming what new line cinema was to me growing up
Yes! So true!
And Magnolia to me
And Focus Features to me
omg yes!!
Truth
If Ochi dies I'm giving up
I’ll give this movie a bad review.
Ochi better not or I'll scream
This 💯
@puterman2 who?
Seriously. I prepare for that terrible twost, but OCHII MUST LIVE!!
Baby Yoda: “Looks like we got competition.”
“Competition.. looks like we have”
Haha, so true! Let's see if it works.
I saw the thumbnail & literally immediately thought "oh, it's maybe baby Yoda". A24 be like "we need something we can make into plushies & the Lamb idea isn't going to work."
Looks almost exactly like a real life monkey (the golden snub nosed monkey), slightly modified to be a fantasy creature.
😂
Looks like an 80’s movie with current FX. Sold.
This same comment is on Reddit 😂
It looks like an AI generated movie.
@1978pqthe film is primarily made with physical puppetry, animatronics, and matte paintings. As it was filmed in 2021 there is little to no possibility of the use of AI, unless it was done in last minute post production
I got to see an early showing of it. Even the soundtrack is 80s instrumental. Lots of trumpets :D
@1978pq No kid, it doesn't look like IA, the movie looks like what IA tries to imitate.
This feels like live action How To Train Your Dragon meets ET with an A24 vibe and Willem Dafoe… in other words perfection
This is absolutely why I’m planning on seeing this. Fingers crossed, if I see this DAY ONE.
Throw in a bit of "Gremlins", and yeah - spot on!
How ya gonna leave out Mandolorian?
And Hilda.
Yeah!!!! I was definitely reminded of ET!
Did I ask for another movie that I know is gonna make me cry? No. Am I gonna go watch this knowing full well it’s gonna make me cry? Absolutely yes.
init
Same
Why you think you will cry?
the old Romanian Dacia clunker junker cars, the somewhat off Serbian radio the patriarch was listening to...yup, I recognize the location. this is the Banat area.
The trailer gives major 80’s fantasy film vibes. I’m totally gonna see this. This is the type of movie we need more of nowadays. It reminds me so much of the type of films I would constantly watch on VHS from the 80’s or early 90’s. Ochi reminds me so much of Gizmo from Gremlins. This film is making me feel like a kid again, when I was obsessed with films like E.T, The NeverEnding Story, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Gremlins, Willow, Flight Of The Navigator and many others. For me, we need more films to bring back that 80’s style quality and techniques of using more puppetry, practical effects, models and animatronics. Whenever rewatching those films from the past, I’m constantly reminded why those films and those past eras were where it’s at
me too, i miss those times
What day does start and end in you tube
It's crazy that this is a debut feature film. The director is most known for directing one of Björk's music videos (and a few others), and now he's doing this. And this film looks stunning too. Hope it turns out well.
It's A24
@willmac623A24 can make bad films. This comes from someone that saw their first released film theatrically, and I’ve seen most at festivals or theatrically since. I’ve also seen every film under their banner generally.
A lot of famous directors started with music videos
Don't act like it's not cool tho
Do you know which Björk music video he directed?
the cinematography and color grading in this movie is so gorgeous it's worth seeing for that alone, like thank fvking god for a movie with color and contrast again, i am almost weeping for joy. Director of photography, color graders, and lighting crews i am kissing you.
It's A24..
Omg you spoke from my heart!
Looks AI generated
@BjjDrillers Oh no! It’s not real?
@BjjDrillersIt looks beautiful, but it definitely has an airbrushed, AI-generated feel. The wide shots, for example, at 1:34 and 2:14, reveal green screen or digital compositing that isn't seamlessly blended, adding to the overall uncanny feel.
But, I'd still kiss the homies for this. @sabriel_
Willem Dafoe is an absolute gem. May his career continue to shine bright.
This looks great. Love that they are using practical effects for the small creature and not cgi.
Some people are accussing this of being ai
Just saw this movie & yes it is as good as this trailer would lead you to believe. It's not just for kids, we are older & absolutely loved it!
Did it make you cry?
I can already tell this movie will bring the waterworks out of me. Big 80s adventure film vibes, I'm in!
Got some real ET vibes from this trailer and I loved it.
This cute little guy looks just like Gizmo from *Gremlins* because of the big ears and the cutie pie face. 😍😍 I can see the little inspiration from that!
that was my immediate thought. everyone saying baby yoda, no, this is the new mogwai!
It's literally just a snub nosed monkey with large ears?
Yes! Even the sounds it makes ❤
@aleiperdefinitely MORE GIZMO then Yoda.
If you've ever looked up golden snub nosed monkeys from southwest China here on RUclips or Google.. they look almost identical to this OCHI fella.
looks like those chinese monkeys with blue skin and red furr, the ones from the viral video
I like how they clearly used puppetry rather than just resorting to CGI for Ochi.
On the contrary some of the effects look like AI which i'm kinda concerned about
1:55 YOUR NOT SUPPOSED TO GET IT WET!!!!
Thank god A24 still believes in the magic of cinema. Puppet work forever!
The melancholy of this movie is giving "Where The Wild Things Are". I'm here for it!
Omg…this trailer speaks to me as an 80s/90s kid (I mean im still growing up).
Kids Forever Adults When We Need To Be
LOl same I was born in the 80s but still a kid at heart.
I'm 51 and I'm not sure what growing up even means 😊
Ahhh the 80’s/90’s! The best time ever. It was so REAL back then. 😢 I miss it so much.
@BarryBobbins Me too. Things feel so fake now, just in general. Lots of great movies still coming out at least.
Feels like a new generation‘s E.T., and I‘m so down for it! Looks fantastic.
nah this story has been told way too many times, it's just boring at this point
@visions_of_noahthat’s why it’s a new generation’s ET. It wasn’t meant for us, it was meant for the younger kids who’d appreciate a story like this
@visions_of_noah It‘s not about what story you tell, it matters how you tell it. This looks like a stealer of hearts in my book.
But with a creature that looks like Gizmo from Gremlins
This was exactly my thought as well!
Just saw this movie yesterday.... It is amazing and heartfelt. The young German girl is perfect for this role and she delivers big time. Anyone without tears at the end has no heart!!!
Just saw this at Sundance. Amazing! Go support it when it hits theatres.
'Hounds of Love' is actually my favorite Kate Bush song. Always wanted to hear it in the movies.
So, thank you, guys.
Cringe modern music doesn't belong in all movies. It doesn't fit here.
@821lancevance 'Hounds of Love' is from 1985.
@peterfrank3365to give them the benefit of the doubt, they didn’t say this was modern music
Hello Earth and Jig of Life are good, too. :D
@peterfrank3365 the edition of that song in the trailer was recorded in 1985? Or is it a modern recording?
Is that an animatronic puppet?!?! Coooool. Not a cgi creature? Neat
A24's Baby Yoda
Jw if it matters
Ochi rather looks like a fusion of baby Yoda and a baby monkey together
I imagine they animate the face with CGI but the body looks animatronic.
I thought that thing was cgi for some point. Also, why this has a fake 80s filter rather modern filter?
Aside the amazing Willem Dafoe, I'm super happy to see Helena Zengel, the kid from Paul Greengrass' News Of The World act again in more movies. I thought she was terrific in News Of The World so it would be nice to see her in more stuff
Have you seen SYSTEM CRASHER? She was amazing in that!
@C1N3M4L0V3R I was going to say that. She was amazing in that movie.
Oh I loved her in Systemsprenger, one of the first movies I have seen her in !
Baby Ochi looks like baby Yodda
It has been decades since a movie that displays empathy ❤
Kate Bush "Hounds of Love" in the trailer scored a lot of points with me!
Same here. I hope they actually use it in the movie. A24 have a habit of using songs in the trailers that don't actually feature in the films.
It was right then that I started tearing up. Looking forward to this one.
Sounds like a new vocal too
i been waiting my whole life for this (3 days)
STOP DROPPING TRAILERS THAT MAKE ME CRY
As a 2 day old I’m so jealous
Just ask me. I’ve been waiting months. But I’m glad we as movie fans finally can enjoy the movie together.
@walterpost9073 I read about it far over a year ago I was sure that it just got canned.
@yt.byliam Yeah same. Wasn’t it supposed to come out last year? Nvm now we have it. I’m happy.
In how many A24 movies do you want to be in Willem?
Willem Dafoe: Yes 😀
blah blah a24 blah blah
And we love that
"ALL OF THEM"
if you wonder from where is that magic landscape from the movie.. it's from Romania!❤
When a trailer makes you tear up you have to watch it
Loving that they chose to use a Kate Bush song in this trailer.
What's the song
@jorjazo6799 The Hounds of Love, by Kate Bush
Perfect fit ❤
It's my favorite of hers too.
Me too! I believe it fits!
I feel like A24 is seriously helping to keep cinema alive.
No, filmmakers are keeping cinema alive. Who cares who buys the films?
@Pluralofvinylisvinyls okay, the films the company chooses are usually really good ones and are helping to keep cinema alive. Better?
@Pluralofvinylisvinyls Because without studios buying the films, no one can afford to make them. At a time when big studios only spend money on remakes and big franchises, A24 is financing talented directors and talent to make original films. Helping keep cinema alive.
@Pluralofvinylisvinyls bro this. stupid edgelords who wanna sound like they know film praise A24 and rarely ever give credit to the actors, directors, and writers of the movies themselves. So sick and tired of hearing it. And half the movies they produced actually suck ass!
I feel like A24 today is like what New line Cinema was before Freddy hit the screen and this is definitely a cult classic In the making
Man, the way I smiled thru that??? Made me totally think of Gizmo/ET.
I haven't been excited for a movie in a while, this looks like its gonna be so good!! The colors are giving me life 😍
my a24 collection grows ever-more
A24 bringing that Gremlins magic! I'm in.
Obsessed with the color grading
I'm sold!no one can almost make me cry like this,and it looks a lot pratical effects and has a same vibe like the 90s fantasy 😮
I already know I will cry my eyes out
I started tearing up because of the trailer. This film is gonna hit me hard, I know it
That was the slowest jump out of a window ive ever seen
WOW… what a beautiful photography !! 😮💨
someone from A24 went to the Carpathian woods, felt the magic, and decided to make a whole movie just to showcase the beauty.
A24 doesn't make movies fool.
Isaiah Saxon made this movie, not A24.
They release great movies, but I am *begging* people to stop assigning authorship to a fucking company and instead direct their admiration toward the actual filmmakers who make these movies.
@dizzlegrizzle1919 it's...literally a movie studio. What do you think movie studios do?? Hint: a quick google will help you out.
@benbrackett3904 someone from A24 went to the Carpathian woods, felt the magic, and decided to finance, film, develop, and ultimately release a whole movie just to showcase the beauty. You know... make.
Of course that's an exaggerated jest of statement to begin with, but thank god you're here to let it fly right over your head.
@dizzlegrizzle1919 they're a movie studio. that is literally what movie studios do.
the kate bush renaissance continues lol love the look and feel of this trailer
As if this wasn't enchanting enough, Hounds of Love started playing 😍
The real puppeteering looks amazing
I’m glad to see Helena Zengel back on the big screen. She was phenomenal in News of the World.
I Loved her in Systemsprenger
A24's E.T.
mind you, this plays in romania. romanian et lol
Why is everyone comparing this to E.T.? Its nothing like that film, clearly this was inspired by the childhood classic Nukie
An original story with a strong message vs. generic trash by an overhyped company? Great comparison skills you have there.
@fintan9218 Child finds mysterious non-human/non-natural entity and tries to get it home.
If you can't see the comparisons, I question your intelligence. Sure it might have more in common with Nukie, but E.T is the more popular movie by magnitudes of order that I shouldn't have to explain to any intelligent person.
@brontsmoth671 Youre questioning my intelligence but can’t see the obvious joke i was making? I called one of the worst movies ever made a “childhood classic”…
My jadedness has melted away - Isaiah Saxon, thank you. This is absolutely delightful. Sending love from Canberra, Australia. I feel Ochi will join ET, Trico from The Last Guardian and other otherworldly 'child and their beast' counterparts in the annals of storytelling history. February can't come soon enough. Folks, support this film -- let's keep up the effort to return things to how they're best, when original stories outnumber the rest.
Are you a writer? You should be.
@samscott9280 There is nothing original in their comment though. Too flowery, trying to hard to sound ''poetic'', ''big'' words to make it more elevated, all quite obvious.
If they have Ochi merch, I’ll be all over that like a rash !!
2:15 looks like Pippin
Love that Dafoe plays the little Ochi too
What????
Ochi looks like an amazing practical effect! Love it!
Hear all CGI artists around the world groan...
This asinine assumption that practical is the way to go, has lead to studios outright lying in their marketing about the involvement of CGI.
CGI is EVERYWHERE nowadays. If you notice it the reason is time constraints.
@Quotenwagnerianer but it is almost entirely practical though. same puppeteering team as the Netflix version of Dark Crystal
@tinyspecks That Show is another example of that Marketing lie.
Much more CGI than admitted.
@Quotenwagnerianer Nothing wrong with praising practical effects.
@antimaxsmacks If they really are practical effects.
But nowadays they are more often than not fake practical effects. A marketing ploy.
beautiful composition @2:10
Drawing kids into the A24 world huh. I SEE YOU 😉
Baby steps all the way to Hereditary. Hail Paimon!
@nihilmatters3111 i love paimon
wtf is an A24 world? sounds like some world where half the movies suck
@dizzlegrizzle1919 dizzle watched MCU movies on daily basis so watching movies that requires an itty bitty of braincells hurts his head
Gremlins meets Moonrise Kingdom.
I'm in.
Helena Zengel is so good in everything!
I LOVE to see Helena Zengel in this, she is about to be the future of german actresses.
She was incredible in News of the World. 😊
Germany has no future. And seeing that annoying brat "act"... thank God it is so.
I don't know what the plot of this movie is but because of the cast that consists of incredible talents like Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard, and Helena Zengel (who you may recognise her as the kid in Paul Greengrass' News Of The World, one of the most underrated movies of 2020s), I might give this movie a shot
Geez this really feels 90s nostalgic. I'm here for this!
Its gen z people who only cares about nostalgia, a one hell of a drug.
@karinadelma the movie has all the signs of a nostalgic/throwback movie.
THE CINEMATOGRAPHY GILAAA
So glad this is an ad that plays when watching RUclips videos -- get that -- an ad I actually appreciate seeing... never would have thought.
Love the creature. Very cute. Nice casting. Looks great to me.
This looks so good! The creature is absolutely adorable!!! I can't wait to see it 😊
A24 does Disney. I approve this!
And I guess they’re doing Disney better than Disney, which does say a lot about Disney. The other one. 😅
A24 delivers again
can we start talking about the actual filmmakers who make these movies
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ISAIAH SAXON - not A24. I will continue to campaign of the recognition of the creatives behind these movies. thank you A24 for distributing and believing in them, but can we please just stop acting like A24 is a single person who keeps writing and directing a bunch of great movies?
I've seen this trailer a couple of times in the theater and now I want to actually see it
Cried just watching the trailer
As a filmmaker and a lover of cinema and new creative ideas, I put almost all my hopes on A24 to revive this incredible medium that other huge production companies have been completely ruining for the past half decade
Something about the movie makes me so emotional, maybe it’s appreciating creative movie design, I appreciate the story some but the directing, man . I feel like it’ll be a good movie or underated for sure
This looks like an excellent family film as long this is rated PG
It is. Was just confirmed yesterday
First person I've seen on RUclips who knows that PG-13 is not a kitty thing
A24 is truly giving us art. I love the minimalist chillwave, backroom aesthetic this has.
William do know how to play that fatherly figure, reminds of “what happened to Monday “ very good movie
He can play anything and do incredible. Master class of an actor.
Ochi is a more family friendly furby
Frumos. Din primele secunde iti dai seama ca este filmat in Romania.
😍😍😍
Willem DaFoe. I watch. Nuff said.
There it is, my film of the year.
"On foot, boys"
Willem Dafoe and Finn Wolfhard being here is enough to convince me to watch this movie.
But the Ochi on the other hand looks nice! Not sure if it's puppetry or CGI, but design and sound effects otherwise looks adorable
puppetry
Yes
FINN WOLFHARD WITH A GUN 1:25 LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Yes !!! ❤❤❤
He's about to wolf harder than he's ever wolfed before
when are you actually gonna start making the backrooms movie
Just saw this. ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.
Feels like I’ve watched the whole film
please don't feed the Ochi after midnight or get him wet
Wow this feels like the movies from yesteryear ala star wars, Spielberg movies and such mixed with a dash of video game visuals and maybe a bit of studio cartoon saloon in there. What a treat! I truly hope this movie will be great, it already has a sense of wholesomeness and nostalgia reserved for your favorite classic movies. I hope this will enter the pantheon of those that came before
Saw this trailer for the first time tonight before "Last Breath" and it brought both me and my bestie to tears. This looks like it's going to be this year's "Wild Robot."
Baby Ochi
How does this trailer only have a million views after 4 months?
My only complaint with this film is that the lead actress was difficult to understand. She mumbled/enunciation a bit off.
Agreed.
The moment the kate bush starts playing, i start crying.
William Dafoe please be the joker in a joker movie 👍
The Ochi
I love watching trailers to movies I’ll never find again 🎉
For those wondering
Movie takes place in Carpathian Mountains, probably in the Ukrainian part of them. It's my guess since Ochi on Ukrainian means eyes.
And as somebody who lives there, I can confirm that this type of shit happens every Thursday
Ochi means Eye(eyes) in romanian. The movie was also filmed in Romania. There are romanian Carpathians(Transfagarasan) and romanian villages. The action takes place somewere in Ukraine, i guess.
@Mr.Magnificent Maybe in the Romanian part, maybe both
Who knows
@Mr.Magnificent There is a moment when Willem Dafoe sings a Ukrainian song in this film. So it's about Ukraine.
@Mr.Magnificent yeah, as was said, Defoe is singing a Ukrainian folk song, and there are plenty of Ukrainian signs in the store - but all in all, I’m happy the Transcarpathian region is becoming more represented in cinema again. It’s a marvellous place, with culture thriving all around - Slavic, Ugric, and Latin cultures mixed together, preserving some ancient rituals and beliefs. You couldn’t find a more racy place on earth
The action takes place in Ukraine, but it was filmed in Romania, for obvious reasons!
A24 is killing it this year, Great movie after great movie
So like a mythological Moonrise Kingdom?
Gear up guys, we gonna cry this season
Strong E.T vibes incoming