Oliver Twist (1948)
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
Genres: Drama
What to watch after Oliver Twist
- Great Expectations (1946) — Same subject: orphan
- A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
- Hobson's Choice (1954) — David Lean directed both
- Scrooge (1970) — Same subject: victorian england
- A Christmas Carol (1938)
- Odd Man Out (1947) — Same feel: dramatic, dark