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Oliver Twist

1997 · 91 min · Director: Tony Bill ★ IMDb 6.2 · 2,013 ratings

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Charles Dickens' classical story about the young orphan boy in 1837 England is again re-filmed in grand fashion. Richard Dreyfuss portrays Fagin, the unscrupulous leader of the young pick-pockets Oliver (Alex Trench) initially falls in with after escaping from a sweat shop and going to London to find his relatives.

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Oliver Twist (1997) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Crime, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Hope

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 23 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathyHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness75 %35 %75 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Empathy76 %48 %75 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Empathy71 %54 %66 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor59 %39 %49 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor55 %30 %45 %32 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Empathy59 %40 %49 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension59 %45 %42 %20 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor60 %45 %39 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Tension68 %56 %48 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Empathy74 %64 %59 %52 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Hope75 %65 %60 %57 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension73 %68 %57 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Tension70 %66 %59 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension74 %70 %61 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension78 %76 %61 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Tension80 %80 %64 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Tension85 %85 %69 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Tension86 %86 %65 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Tension84 %66 %59 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Hope82 %35 %58 %67 %
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Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

DO
David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Bill Sikes

AT
Alex Trench

AB
Antoine Byrne

Nancy

OC
Olivia Caffrey

Rose Maylie

AF
Anthony Finigan

Mr. Brownlow

MC
Maria Charles

Widow Corney

DB
Des Braiden

Magistrate

EC
Eileen Colgan

Mrs. Bedwin

EM
Eilish Moore

Cook

LD
Lisa Dwan

Agnes

CE
Conor Evans

Chief Constable

AK
A.J. Kennedy

Police Constable

JO
Jeff O'Toole

Hugh

Ned Dennehy

Prosecutor

SM
Sean Madden

Bookseller

MR
Max Reynolds

Oliver (6 Years)

FM
Ferdia Murphy

Colin

AD
Alan Devlin

Doctor

Details

Directed by
Tony Bill
Written by
Monte Merrick, Charles Dickens (novel)
Type
Movies
Released
1997
Runtime
91 min
Country
USA
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 2,013 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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