Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
The Wiz has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of The Wiz (1978)
Review of The Wiz (1978)
Review of The Wiz (1978)
Review of The Wiz (1978)
By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 29 Sep 1983
Review of The Wiz (1978)
Review of The Wiz (1978)
Review of The Wiz (1978)
By Alex K (2,253) on 25 Sep 2007
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Review of The Wiz (1978)
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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 24 Jan 2004
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The Wiz was released in 1978 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 504 reviews, giving The Wiz (1978) an average rating of 60%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 72%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 59%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Wiz than critics were.
With a score of 60%, The Wiz is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1978, which stands at 58%.
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