Oliver!
Much much more than a musical!
1968 • 153 min • Drama · Family
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 70 Audience · 497 · 49%
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale about an orphan boy, Oliver, who escapes a workhouse. He finds himself in London, falling in with a group of young pickpockets led by the Artful Dodger and the notorious Fagin.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Children in perilous situations
- The harsh realities of poverty
- Characters who exploit others
What it models well
- Resilience in hardship
- The search for belonging
- Hope and compassion
- Loyalty and friendship
Talk about it after
- The challenges faced by children in the past
- The importance of kindness towards others
- What makes a true family
- The choices people make when desperate
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Top billed cast
Director: Carol Reed • Crew: Vernon Harris
Trailers & clips
Oliver! (1968) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersSir Carol Reed has delivered a belter of a film that I'm certain would have Charles Dickens dancing with delight. Mark Lester is ideally cast as the weedy title character; brought up in the harshness of a Victorian workhouse. After daring to ask for "more" at supper time, he is sold to the local undertaker; runs away to London and the rest is the stuff of well known literature. Ron Moody is outstanding as "Fagin",...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersI consider Oliver! the movie to be my mate. Charles Dickens famous novel of an orphan boy, Oliver Twist, who escapes from his poor life to seek his fame and fortune in London, is adapted as a glossy musical. Who would have thought that a story from the brilliant Dickens could be so sweet and endearing? So it be with Carol Reed's (Best Director Winner) unforgettable 1968 Best Picture Winner. Yes it's some way...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.0/10 (497)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $37,400,000
- IMDb
- tt0063385