Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist Image
See the trailer
Metascore
65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • Starring: Barney Clark
  • Summary: Director Roman Polanski and writer Ronald Harwood re-imagine Charles Dickens' classic story of a young boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th Century London. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 36
  3. Negative: 1 out of 36
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    A grounded and unusually matter-of-fact adaptation.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    80
    With tact and enthusiasm, Mr. Polanski grabs hold of a great book and rediscovers its true and enduring vitality.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    The biggest surprise in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist is that there are no surprises.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    30
    The fact that there's nothing wrong with it -- that there's nary a scenic detail or scrap of dialogue or performance that isn't utterly on the nose -- is precisely what's wrong with it.

See all 36 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. ManolisS.
    10
    A very personal take on Oliver Twist for Polanski, full of emotions, similar to the Pianist, where people look at life through windows, little Oliver on the road gathers all good and positive aspects of life through his adventures, near masterpiece, cinema at its best!!… Expand
  2. [Anonymous]
    8
    Reading the film critics, their main grip seems to be that "Oliver Twist" is not polenskian enough. How about Dickensian? Is anything wrong with a good narrative and lovely cinematography?… Expand
  3. Markosvini
    7
    Um bom filme, que mostra uma realidade que ninguém nunca imaginou para uma criança, muito menos para uma como Oliver Twist.
    Esse filme transp    spira emoção e drama, não um tipo enjoativo de drama, mas algo que se quer saber mais, procurar sobre a história, ler o livro.
    É uma pena que o livro deixe a desejar, neste caso.    … Expand
  4. Crysania
    4
    Lots of people who had reviewed this movie would compare it either with the book, adapted play or previous films. As I did not have any prior experience with any of those materials, I could do an unbias review. Boring was the verdict. Although the acting was good, the production lavish and good directing from Polanski, it failed to exhume any feelings I may have had for any of those characters except for a brief interlude at the end. Best to watch it with the sub-titles on.… Expand

See all 17 User Reviews

Trailers

Current Movie Releases

Full List »
  1. Star Trek Into Darkness
    User Score 7.9
  2. The Great Gatsby
    User Score 7.6
  3. Evil Dead (2013)
    User Score 7.6
  4. The Croods
    User Score 7.4
  5. 42
    User Score 7.3
  6. Oblivion
    User Score 7.1
  7. Pain & Gain
    User Score 6.6
  8. Iron Man 3
    User Score 6.6
  9. Olympus Has Fallen
    User Score 6.5
  10. G.I. Joe: Retaliation
    User Score 5.5
  11. The Host
    User Score 4.6
  12. Scary Movie 5
    User Score 2.6
  13. Tyler Perry's Temptation
    User Score 2.0
All Current Movies »