Wicked
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Elphaba, a young woman ridiculed for her green skin, and Galinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.
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- Joe Carrier29 March 2026I loved the new play on the wicked witch in this film!
- vangh113 December 2024Every musical number is simply magical, choreography, performance, and set design all come together to make everything look and feel seamless and effortless when of course it's anything but. Both lead performances feel exactly perfect for the character, you get who they are and you buy in. I'm not generally a fan of the whole "Part 1" and "Part 2" release trend (if you're a movie, be a movie. If you're not, be a series) but at least this one warned us on the title card.
- Big Hulky16 March 2026Wickedly decent with allegories scattered throughout the film. { Spoilers Below } Not the type of movie I usually get into. + CGI / scenary are phenomenally done. > The atmosphere / setting is amazing. + Most of the songs are good. - A few scenes dragged. > Elphaba's dance scene comes to mind. - The story is predictable. - The supporting characters are dull. > The only ones with characteristic effort are Elphaba/Galinda, and Fiyero. > Oz, Morrible, and Dr. Dillamond are decent as well.
- ConnorR13 February 2026Hot take: I don’t like the wicked movie. I love the stage production so much, and the movie didn’t live up to my expectations. They changed so much in the movie. I don’t like Cynthia’s Elphaba. They gave her way too many riffs and I don’t like it. I feel like politically the musical (both stage and movie) is a big representation for propaganda, but I believe that the movie celebrates toxic body positivity, whether intentionally or unintentionally. In short, if you’re going to watch Wicked, watch the stage production, it’s way better.
- John F. Doran9 February 2026The voices floored me. I saw this on Broadway with Chenoweth and Menzel and didn't think it would be possible to best that... the movies did so in a wonderful way.
- Exit233 February 2026BEST MOVIE EVER HAVE SEEN AT FIVE TIMES GO CYNTHIA AND ARIANA🤩🤩
- mickerdoo19 January 2026Not the target audience. Not big on musicals. Some talented leads but I wasn’t big on it being so bright and whimsical. Goldblum is cool.
- Julie Jones12 January 2026The film is about good and evil, how one can be deceived by how things can seem, how the wicked deceive in secret, lie and slander and that everything that glitters beautifully is not always good. Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba is a kind young woman navigating a world that judges her for simply existing. Her journey through prejudice, misunderstanding, and self-acceptance is both heartbreaking and empowering. I would recommend everyone watches this!
- Max10 January 2026Wicked once again proves that sometimes it’s better to tell a new story rather than simply remake the original. Instead of retelling The Wizard of Oz, the film explores its backstory from a completely different angle — showing that the “generic villain,” the Wicked Witch, might not be evil at all, and that there may have been deeper reasons behind her so-called evil actions. This approach strongly reminded me of Maleficent, and while Wicked may not reach the same emotional depth, it still tells a compelling and fresh story. The musical numbers elevate the film even further — they’re colorful, energetic, and genuinely fantastic. My only real issue is the runtime. At 2 hours and 40 minutes, the movie can feel a bit long at times. Trimming one or two musical numbers and shaving off some runtime could have made the pacing even tighter and highlighted the film’s strongest moments even more. That said, Wicked is still a fantastic experience overall, and I’m already really looking forward to Part 2.
- parktool6931 December 2024Perfection. They killed every part of this. Didn't care for the guy from bridgerton. His face freaks me out.
- Lindsay Ashton-Smith17 April 2025Amazing. Can't wait for part 2
- Muyideen Ismaila2 January 2026nicest....muyhlasg
- Mister Arn1 January 2026“Wicked” is an adaptation that succeeds most when it trusts performance and theme and stumbles when forgettable songs feel like filler. Visually, the film is polished and expensive-looking. Oz is fully realized, detailed, and busy. In the end, it works best not as a spectacle but as a reminder that the most dangerous stories are the ones that decide who gets labeled “wicked” and who gets away with telling them.
- Mark31 December 2025Not a bad film shame its a musical
- Shaydeknight31 December 2025At the behest of my daughter, who loves these films, I initially sat down to watch Wicked and turned it off in disgust. I grew up loving Baum's original Oz novels, and this wasn't merely a reinterpretation, it felt fundamentally wrong. Not just a deviation, but a distortion. My overwhelming impression was that Gregory Maguire had watched the 1939 Wizard of Oz film, had fallen in love with that film rather than the books, had written a piece of fan fiction inspired by it, had published it, had watched it become wildly popular, had seen it turned into a Broadway musical, and had finally witnessed it become a two-part cinematic spectacle. Copies of copies of copies, and none of them faithful to the original stories. I found that entire evolution maddening and disrespectful to the original author. Let's not forget, Baum was the Rowling of the early 20th Century. And yet. At my daughter's continued insistence, I returned to the film with a different frame of mind. I consciously divested myself of my affection for Baum's novels and instead chose to view Wicked purely as a kind of apocryphal prequel or companion piece to the 1939 film. Once I did that, once I stopped asking it to be something it was never trying to be, I found myself genuinely enjoying it. Much of that enjoyment rests squarely on the shoulders of its two leads. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are, without qualification, extraordinarily talented performers. They sing superbly, act with conviction, and move with confidence and precision. Their physicality is remarkable. Erivo in particular. Her character's small tics, movements, and postures are clearly thought through and never gratuitous. The two women inhabit their characters fully, not just vocally but corporeally, and it gives the characters an authenticity that anchors the film emotionally. Grande, for her part, brings undeniable energy and technical skill to Glinda. Her timing, vocal agility, and comic instincts are excellent. That said, and I refuse to pretend otherwise, her appearance troubled me. She looks emaciated, skeletal, and unwell, to the point that I found it distracting and unsettling. Someone needs to get her on a health program. It genuinely creeped me out, and at times I found her physically repellent on screen. This is not a comment on her talent, which is evident, but on how jarringly frail she appears in a film that demands visual exuberance. From a technical standpoint, Wicked is often impressive. The choreography is dynamic and well staged, clearly adapted with care from its theatrical origins while taking advantage of cinematic space. The musical numbers are energetic and emotionally grand, and the decision to preserve a sense of live performance in the vocals gives many scenes immediacy and texture. The production design is lavish. Sets are richly detailed and thoughtfully constructed, blending theatrical grandeur with a sense of physical reality. Costumes are striking without feeling merely ornamental, they reinforce character psychology and social hierarchy, particularly in Glinda's presentation, where visual excess becomes part of the characterization itself. Practical sets are frequently augmented with visual effects, and while this integration is generally successful, there are moments where the digital seams show. Cinematography is where the film becomes more divisive. Director Jon M. Chu opts for a more muted, naturalistic color palette than one might expect from Oz. This is a deliberate choice, intended to ground the fantasy in something more "real", but it's not always successful. At times, the lighting flattens scenes that should dazzle, undercutting the richness of the sets and costumes. Musical numbers in particular occasionally feel underlit, as though the camera is hesitant to embrace the heightened theatricality that the material demands. Whether one finds this restraint tasteful or disappointing will depend largely on expectations shaped by the 1939 film's Technicolor exuberance. What ultimately surprised me most, however, is that despite being broadly "kiddy-friendly", Wicked is not insultingly simple. The characters are allowed internal conflicts, contradictions, and moral ambiguity. Even within the fantasy framework, individuals struggle with identity, belonging, and compromise. That complexity is one of the film's quiet strengths and helps explain its enduring appeal among different age groups. Wicked is a film I had to meet on its own terms. When I stopped demanding fidelity to Baum and accepted it as a polished, emotionally sincere descendant of the 1939 movie filtered through decades of reinterpretation, I found much to admire. It is not the Oz I loved as a reader, but judged as a cinematic musical in its own right, it is often compelling, occasionally frustrating, and undeniably well made.
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Wicked Trivia
Wicked was released on 20 November 2024.
Wicked was directed by Jon M. Chu.
Wicked has a runtime of 2h 42m.
Wicked was produced by Marc Platt, David Stone.
Elphaba, a young woman ridiculed for her green skin, and Galinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.
The key characters in Wicked are Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), Galinda / Glinda (Ariana Grande), Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh).
Wicked is rated PG.
Wicked is a Romance, Musical, Fantasy film.
Wicked has an audience rating of 9.5 out of 10.
Wicked had a budget of US$150M.
Wicked has made US$758.8M at the box office.