The Wiz

"The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!"

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Ratings & Reviews

6.1/10

299 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Wins

📋

Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 4 nominations

Nominated

Best Cinematography

Best Costume Design

Best Production Design

Best Original Song Score

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$24.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$21.0M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-2,950,947

ROI: -12%

Budget Recovery88% of budget

$0|Budget: $24.0M|Revenue: $21.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

112.8K

Daily Avg

1.9K

7-Day Trend

-9%

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Based On

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

literary work

The Wiz

dramatico-musical work

Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Oswald Morris

Film Editing

Dede Allen

Music / Score

Quincy Jones

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Wiz

Available in 73 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaG	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	Sky Go, Now TV Cinema	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
AustraliaG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG

AustraliaG

Germany6

FranceTP

JapanG

DenmarkA

NetherlandsAL

Sweden11

Production

Director

Sidney Lumet

Writers

Joel Schumacher, L. Frank Baum, Charlie Smalls, William F. Brown

Production Companies

Motown Productions

Cast

Diana Ross

Dorothy

Michael Jackson

Scarecrow

Nipsey Russell

Tinman

Ted Ross

Lion

Mabel King

Evillene

Theresa Merritt

Aunt Em

Thelma Carpenter

Miss One

Lena Horne

Glinda the Good

Richard Pryor

The Wiz

No Image

Stanley Greene

Uncle Henry

No Image

Clyde J. Barrett

Subway Peddler

No Image

Derrick Bell

Crow

Tags & Keywords

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