The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Average Rating: 9.2/10
Reviews Counted: 82
Fresh: 81 | Rotten: 1
An absolute masterpiece whose groundbreaking visuals and deft storytelling are still every bit as resonant, The Wizard of Oz is a must-see film for young and old.
Average Rating: 8.8/10
Critic Reviews: 16
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 1
An absolute masterpiece whose groundbreaking visuals and deft storytelling are still every bit as resonant, The Wizard of Oz is a must-see film for young and old.
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L. Frank Baum's classic tale comes to magisterial Technicolor life! The Wizard of Oz stars legendary Judy Garland as Dorothy, an innocent farm girl whisked out of her mundane earthbound existence into a land of pure imagination. Dorothy's journey in Oz will take her through emerald forests, yellow brick roads, and creepy castles, all with the help of some unusual but earnest song-happy friends.
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Cast
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Judy Garland
Dorothy Gale -
Frank Morgan
Prof. Marvel, The Wizar... -
Ray Bolger
Hunk, The Scarecrow -
Bert Lahr
The Cowardly Lion, Zeke -
Jack Haley
Hickory, The Tin Woodsm... -
Billie Burke
Glinda the Good Witch -
Margaret Hamilton
Miss Gulch, The Wicked ... -
Pat Walshe
Nikko -
Clara Blandick
Auntie Em -
Billy Bletcher
Mayor/Lollypop Guild -
Harlan Briggs
Uncle Henry's Double -
Tyler Brooke
Ozmite -
Adriana Caselotti
Juliet -
Pinto Colvig
Munchkin -
Billy Curtis
City Father -
Abe Dinovitch
Apple Tree, Munchkin -
Major Doyle
Munchkin (uncredited) -
Daisy Earles
Munchkin Villager -
Harry Earles
Guild Singer -
Charles Grapewin
Uncle Henry -
Charles Irwin
Ozmite -
Lois January
Cat Owner -
Mitchell Lewis
Head Winkie -
Walter Miller
Bespectacled Munchkin -
Yvonne Moray
League Dancer -
Lillian Porter
Munchkin (uncredited) -
Jimmy Rosen
Munchkin (uncredited) -
The Singer Midgets
Munchkins -
Terry
Toto -
Carol Tevis
Munchkin -
Bobby Watson
Ozmite -
Buddy Ebsen
Tin Woodman on "We're O... -
Oliver Smith
Ozmite -
George Ministeri
Coach Driver -
Jerry Maren
Guild Leader -
Harry Monty
Winged Monkey/Munchkin -
Lee Murray
Winged Monkey -
'Little Billy' Rhodes
Barrister -
Gus Wayne
Munchkin -
Clarence Swensen
Munchkin -
Frank Packard
Munchkin (uncredited) -
Mickey Carroll
Munchkin -
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Meinhardt Raabe
Munchkin Coroner -
Karl Slover
Munchkin -
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All Critics (82) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (94) | Rotten (1) | DVD (38)
The whimsical gaiety, the lighthearted song & dance, the lavish Hollywood sets and costumes are as fresh and beguiling today as they were ten years ago when the picture was first released.
Top CriticA work of almost staggering iconographic, mythological, creative and simple emotional meaning, at least for American audiences, this is one vintage film that fully lives up to its classic status.
The story of course has some lovely and wild ideas, but the picture doesn't know what to do with them, except to be painfully literal and elaborate about everything.
There is something new in the land of cinema at long last.
One of only a handful of films that nearly everyone is familiar with.
There's an audience for Oz wherever there's a projection machine and a screen.
When he is exposed by the indefatigable Toto, the Wizard reveals that ultimate Hollywood secret, that the reality doesn't matter as much as the image, that illusion is as effective as truth if believed in, if only for 90 minutes of screen time.
Somehow, for all the dollar-book Freud brought to bear on it, the picture comes up fresh, innocent and enchanting whenever you see it.
This phantasmagorical fantasy really does represent old-school MGM filmmaking at its best.
It is one of the greatest movies ever made, and even today it stands the test of time as a quality family flick.
Nothing less than an life-affirming echo from the hall of mankind's eternal soul.
Decades after it was made, this fable retains its emotional power and visual enchantment, an amazing achievement considering different directors worked on it.
Even decades later, one of the best family films ever made.
One reason I've loved The Wizard of Oz from boyhood is the way it invites everyone to participate in its make-believe. You surrender your disbelief gleefully because the film is so witty and enjoyable.
One of the ten best home video (re-)releases of 2009
Even decades later, one of the best family films ever made.
A head trip of a family film.
The Blu-ray edition, with its newly restored print, remixed lossless sound, and multitude of extras, makes it better than ever before. (Blu-ray Edition)
This trip down the yellow brick road is a sight to behold: The ruby slippers glimmer, the green of the wicked witch glows...
The moment Judy Garland starts singing in that barnyard, we're all six years old again, with nothing left to do but join her.
It's more than a movie; it's an American rite of passage. [Blu-ray]
The movie--well, you know the movie. You know how great Judy Garland is as Dorothy, how memorable the rest of the cast is, how terrific Victor Fleming's direction is, and that the film's themes of the importance of home have helped it to resonate througho
Audience Reviews for The Wizard of Oz
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- The Wicked Witch of the West: I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!
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- Dorothy Gale: There's no place like home.
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- Dorothy Gale: There's no place like home.
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- Dorothy Gale: Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
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- Dorothy Gale: How do you talk if you don't have a brain?
- The Scarecrow: Well, some people without brains do an awful lot of talking don't they?
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- Dorothy Gale: Please sir, we've done what you told us. We brought you the broomstick of the Wicked Witch of the West. We melted her!
- The Wizard of Oz: Oh, you liquidated her, eh? Very resourceful!
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Foreign Titles
- Der Zauberer von Oz (DE)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) (UK)
