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Oliver Twist

1982 · 103 min

A somber, faithful Dickens adaptation that immerses you in Victorian squalor and peril, with strong performances and a lingering sense of injustice.

Tagline
A Compelling New Version of the Great Victorian Classic
Overview
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • crime
  • class
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Clive Donner
Written by
James Goldman
Starring
George C. Scott, Tim Curry, Richard Charles, Michael Hordern, Timothy West, Eileen Atkins, Cherie Lunghi, Oliver Cotton
Runtime
103 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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