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Twist

Play trailer Poster for Twist R,  2004,  1h 37m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 16% 31 Reviews Tomatometer 53% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
16% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 53% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
This loose modernized adaptation of the Charles Dickens tale focuses on Dodge (Nick Stahl), a street-smart Toronto hustler. When Dodge meets wide-eyed innocent runaway Oliver (Joshua Close), he teaches the youth how to survive in their harsh urban environment and also introduces him to plenty of vices. Working under Fagin (Gary Farmer), an imposing pimp, Dodge and Oliver engage in prostitution and drug abuse, with no easy way out of their trouble-filled existence.

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Critics Consensus

Despite of its contemporary setting and some strong performances, this is a bland retelling of Oliver Twist.

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John Hartl Seattle Times Sep 3, 2004
1.5/4
One of the glummest recent attempts to drag a classic story into the 21st century. Go to Full Review
Tom Maurstad Dallas Morning News Aug 5, 2004
D
The only thing funny about Twist is how seriously it takes its own pompous preposterousness. Go to Full Review
Desson Thomson Washington Post Jul 30, 2004
The movie's far too stagy and pretentious. Go to Full Review
Don Willmott Filmcritic.com Nov 7, 2004
2/5
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Nov 4, 2004
2/5
My memory may be a little vague on this one, but I don't recall any incest scenes in the original Oliver Twist Go to Full Review
Jon Popick Planet S Magazine Oct 19, 2004
This would make Dickens suicidal, probably in more than one way. Go to Full Review
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Jacob Tierney

Director

Nick Stahl

Dodge

Joshua Close

Oliver

Gary Farmer

Fagin

Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

Nancy

James Gilpin

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Twist

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Movie Info

Synopsis This loose modernized adaptation of the Charles Dickens tale focuses on Dodge (Nick Stahl), a street-smart Toronto hustler. When Dodge meets wide-eyed innocent runaway Oliver (Joshua Close), he teaches the youth how to survive in their harsh urban environment and also introduces him to plenty of vices. Working under Fagin (Gary Farmer), an imposing pimp, Dodge and Oliver engage in prostitution and drug abuse, with no easy way out of their trouble-filled existence.
Director
Jacob Tierney
Producer
Victoria Hirst
Screenwriter
Jacob Tierney
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Victorious Films
Rating
R (Disturbing Sexual Content|Some Violence|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 21, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 26, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$46.2K
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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