Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Directed by Tony Bill

Produced by Laurence Mark Productions, Walt Disney Television

199791 min6.2 / 10

A period drama about childhood hardship and resilience that balances Victorian grimness with ultimately redemptive hope, grounded in social critique of poverty and exploitation.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Oliver Twist sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does Oliver Twist end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Oliver Twist easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Oliver Twist violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Oliver Twist scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Oliver Twist

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Oliver Twist, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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