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Oliver Twist (2005)

★ 6.8PG-13125 minDirector: Roman Polanski

2005 drama film directed by Roman Polanski

Oliver Twist is a 2005 drama film directed by Roman Polanski. The screenplay by Ronald Harwood adapts Charles Dickens's 1838 novel of the same name. It is an international co-production of the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic and France.

The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2005 before going into limited release in the United States on 23 September. It received generally positive reviews from critics, but was a commercial failure.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Oliver Twist about?
Oliver Twist (2005) — In the Nineteenth Century, orphan Oliver Twist is sent from the orphanage to a workhouse, where the children are mistreated and barely fed. He moves to the house of an undertaker, but after an unfair severe spank, he starts a seven day runaway to London. He arrives exhausted and
Is Oliver Twist based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Oliver Twist scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.