A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
The Wizard has generally received mixed reviews.
Review of The Wizard (1989)
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Review of The Wizard (1989)
By Stefan Birgir Stefansson (86) for sbs.is (86) on 13 Jul 2007
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By Juan Carlos Coto (35) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 08 Mar 1990
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
Review of The Wizard (1989)
By Brad S (2,657) on 09 Oct 2008
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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Antagony & Ecstasy (1,911) on 29 Jul 2015
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The Wizard was released in 1989 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 517 reviews, giving The Wizard (1989) an average rating of 53%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 43%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Wizard than critics were.
With a score of 53%, The Wizard is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1989, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1989 with similar scores include films like Troop Beverly Hills and Dream a Little Dream.
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