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The Wizard of Oz

1939102 minutesG
5.8
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
⭐ 8.1IMDb
🍅 98%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 92/100Metacritic
🎬 7.6TMDb
📊 10.4Popularity
🏆Won 2 Oscars. 16 wins & 14 nominations total
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Directed by: Victor Fleming
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical Land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and on the way they meet a Scarecrow who wants a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The Wizard asks them to bring him the Wicked Witch of the West's broom to earn his help.

Box Office

Budget:$2.8M
Revenue:$33.8M
Profit:$31.0M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision3.8/10
Emotional Arc Impact5.5/10
Thematic Consistency8/10
Overall Score5.8/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

The Wizard of Oz Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
10 min
3
Set-Up
20 min
4
Catalyst
28 min
5
Debate
36 min
6
Break Into Two
45 min
7
B Story
55 min
8
Fun and Games
65 min
9
Midpoint
75 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
85 min
11
All Is Lost
92 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
95 min
13
Break Into Three
97 min
14
Finale
100 min
15
Final Image
102 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Kansas. Gray, mundane life. Dorothy unhappy, dreaming of more.

#2

Theme Stated

10 min

Toto and Dorothy: "There''s no place like home." Theme: journey, self-discovery, courage.

#3

Set-Up

20 min

Dorothy's daily life on farm; Aunt Em, Uncle Henry; tornado warning introduced.

#4

Catalyst

28 min

Tornado hits; Dorothy transported to Oz; fantasy world begins; stakes rise.

#5

Debate

36 min

Dorothy unsure how to return; must decide path; meets Glinda for guidance.

#6

Break Into Two

45 min

Begins journey to Emerald City; meets Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion; adventure and challenges.

#7

B Story

55 min

Friendship and loyalty grow with companions; emotional core develops.

#8

Fun and Games

65 min

Trials, Wicked Witch interference, humor, and songs; adventure full of charm.

#9

Midpoint

75 min

Emerald City reached; Oz revealed; false sense of victory; stakes escalate.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

85 min

Wicked Witch attacks; friends endangered; tension peaks.

#11

All Is Lost

92 min

Captured by Witch; hope dwindles; emotional low point.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

95 min

Dorothy reflects on friendship, courage, home; inner resolve grows.

#13

Break Into Three

97 min

Uses knowledge and courage to outsmart Witch; action escalates.

#14

Finale

100 min

Witch defeated; friends safe; journey concludes; path home clear.

#15

Final Image

102 min

Back in Kansas; Dorothy awake; life enriched by journey; home appreciated.