Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1997 · 91 min · EN · 6.2 (118 votes)
Dir. Tony Bill · Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Elijah Wood, David O'Hara, Alex Trench, Antoine Byrne, Olivia Caffrey · Music Van Dyke Parks
FamilyDrama

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.

VIBE

A somber yet ultimately hopeful journey through Victorian London's underbelly. It captures the Dickensian spirit of resilience against overwhelming odds, offering a poignant look at survival and the search for belonging amidst hardship.

somberhopefulmelancholicgrittysteadyperiod dramaDickensiancinematic adaptationpovertysurvivalsocial injusticefound family
london, englandbased on novel or bookorphan19th century