Oliver! (1968)
Musical adaptation about an orphan who runs away from an orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Carol Reed
Written By: Charles Dickens, Lionel Bart
Starring: Oliver Reed, Hugh Griffith, Kenneth Cranham, Megs Jenkins, Ron Moody, Leonard Rossiter, Mark Lester, Harry Secombe, Jack Wild, Joseph O'Conor, Shani Wallis
Genres: Drama, Musical, Family/Kids
Country: UK
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Oliver! belongs to 39 collections
1. Oscar: Best Picture (collaborative: moderated by Quicky - 79 stars)
2. Academy Award - Oscar - Best Picture and Nominees (collaborative: moderated by smviper00 - 44 stars)
3. Netflix Instant (collaborative: moderated by somnivore - 29 stars)
4. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (collaborative - 22 stars)
5. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
6. Oscar: Best Director (collaborative: moderated by kangadoodoo - 21 stars)
7. Doubling The Canon (collaborative - 13 stars)
8. The Bfi 100 (collaborative: moderated by nexus - 8 stars)
9. Children in lead role (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 8 stars)
10. List: Taschen (collaborative: moderated by KasperL - 6 stars)
11. Ekşi Sinema "Alternatif" Top 250 (collaborative - 6 stars)
12. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
13. London (collaborative: moderated by djross - 5 stars)
14. Doubling The Canon (2010 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 5 stars)
15. Oscar: Original Music Score (collaborative: moderated by cagedwisdom - 4 stars)
16. Golden Globes: Best Picture - Comedy/Musical (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA - 4 stars)
17. 19th century period film (collaborative: moderated by djross - 4 stars)
18. TimeOut Magazine's 100 best British films (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 3 stars)
19. Djross best movies about children (public: djross - 3 stars)
20. Djross musical or dance movie of the year (public: djross - 2 stars)
21. Hollywood Musicals: Year By Year (public: djross - 2 stars)
22. Roger Ebert's Top 10 Films of 1968 (collaborative - 1 star)
23. Doubling the Canon (2011 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 1 star)
24. Doubling the Canon (2012 update) (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 1 star)
25. 4k Ultra HD discs owned (collaborative: moderated by dumbjaw - 1 star)
26. British director (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
27. Intermission (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub)
28. Ratings (collaborative: moderated by cheapthrills)
29. Oscar: Best Production Design (collaborative: moderated by Ceekay19)
30. Audio (collaborative: moderated by davidysteph)
31. Ketamine (collaborative: moderated by davidysteph)
32. Filmspotting Ratings Project: Week 12 (public: PeaceAnarchy)
33. BF60 (public: caffe)
34. HDD 151029 (public: caffe)
35. My Movie Collection (public: elhenzo)
36. Leaving Criterion Channel 2/29/20 (public: owen1218)
37. Djross musicals I've seen (public: djross)
38. Backlog 1968 (public: caffe)
39. Blu-ray Collection (public: TripEuphoric)
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Freder | 100 98th |
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Not just a great movie musical (and one of the last of its breed), but the best Dickens film, even though (perhaps because) it strays from the book. One of those wonderfully immersive movies where you feel like you're inside it. Terrific cast all up and down. A real joy. Freder watches this every winter and never gets tired of it. Wanted to be the Artful Dodger as a kid, but sadly was more like young Master Twist.
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KasperL | 70 65th |
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Borderline annoying but the lengthy song numbers (resulting in an indulgent overall running time) didn't succeed in souring my experience. The story is good, obviously, and the characters juicy. That being said, Lean's 1948 version is the version to turn to first, certainly.
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Moribunny | 80 91st |
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Not a big fan of musicals or anything, but Oliver! is just really good. Funny, moving, good performances, excellent songs.
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TedDedon | 88 81st |
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Oliver! is a great musical due to its phenomenal sets and costume design, not to mention its great music! Most of the songs are catchy and are still often used to this day in various projects. I really like this movie.
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bellamyr | 85 75th |
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Marvellous, magical musical. Great score, brilliantly set, filmed and cast.
Nothing will stop you from singing along with this. Well acted, great comedy moments and some real pathos. One to keep
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| Average Percentile 58.5% from 665 Ratings |  |