The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Directed by Victor Fleming · 102 min · Adventure, Fantasy, Family
90.8 TOPICAL score · #90 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (1939, directed by Victor Fleming) has a TOPICAL score of 90.8 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Original Score. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 92. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (6,325 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 67 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 92
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (6,325 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards1 win, 5 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Original Score
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 67 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read206,956 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: Judy Garland (actor #114), Ray Bolger (actor #1,529), Jack Haley, Bert Lahr
“Roger Ebert included it in his canon of Great Movies, writing that "The Wizard of Oz has a wonderful surface of comedy and music, special effects and excitement, but we still watch it six decades later because its underlying story penetrates straight to the deepest insecurities of childhood, stirs them and then reassures them."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10