Oliver!
Seen it?1968 | 153 min | Drama, Family
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (90% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won 5 Oscars, it was a solid box office hit and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved The Jungle Book or The Secret Garden, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated G, but a parent's death or loss.
- It's long: 2 hr 33 min.
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 5 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Picture, Academy Awards: Best Director, Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Academy Awards: Best Score of a Musical Picture – Original or Adaptation and 1 more. Won 2 Golden Globes: Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Also nominated for 6 more Oscars, 2 more Golden Globes and 7 BAFTAs. Plus 4 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$37 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 299K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Carol Reed
- Ron MoodyFagin
- Shani WallisNancy
- Oliver ReedBill Sikes
- Harry SecombeMr. Bumble
- Mark LesterOliver
- Jack WildThe Artful Dodger
- Joseph O'ConorMr. Brownlow
- Peggy MountMrs. Bumble
- Hylda BakerMrs. Sowerberry
- Megs JenkinsMrs. Bedwin