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The Wiz (1978)

The Wiz (1978)

1978 G 134 Minutes

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Music | Science Fiction

A Thanksgiving dinner brings a host of family together in a Harlem apartment, where a 24-year-old schoolteacher named Dorothy Gale (Diana Ross) lives with her Aunt Em (Theresa Merritt) and Uncle He...

Overall Rating

8 / 10
Verdict: Good

User Review

  • Corey

    Corey

    8 / 10
    Although it's considered a commercial and critical failure, The Wiz has the distinction of being the first movie, that I can recall, that made me cry--for days. I was only seven and I didn't want Dorothy to leave her new found friends. Based on the Broadway play, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson star, sing and dance in an urban take on The Wizard of Oz.
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