Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
The Wizard of Oz has generally received very positive reviews.
Review of The Wizard of Oz (1939)
By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 01 Apr 2004
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Review of The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Review of The Wizard of Oz (1939)
By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 19 Mar 1965
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The Wizard of Oz was released in 1939 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 842 reviews, giving The Wizard of Oz (1939) an average rating of 84%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 92% and users giving an average score of 93%.
With a score of 84%, The Wizard of Oz is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1939, which stands at 60%.
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