Oliver Twist
Seen it?2005 | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Family
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.8 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and families. If you loved The Night of the Hunter or The Asphalt Jungle, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: a parent's death or loss. Probably too much for younger kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
60% on Rotten Tomatoes, 65 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$60 million worldwide on a $50 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 86K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roman Polanski
- Barney ClarkOliver Twist
- Ben KingsleyFagin
- Jamie ForemanBill Sikes
- Harry EdenThe Artful Dodger
- Edward HardwickeMr. Brownlow
- Leanne RoweNancy
- Ian McNeiceMr. Limbkins
- Chris OvertonNoah Claypole
- Andy LindenMr. Gamfield
- Teresa ChurcherCharlotte