Twist

Play trailer

1:26

Twist

R

Released Jul 30, 2021

1h 30m

Crime

Drama

Action

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

9%

Tomatometer

34 Reviews

11%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Inspired by Charles Dickens's iconic novel Oliver Twist, this action-fueled crime-thriller set in contemporary London follows the journey of Twist (Raff Law), a gifted graffiti artist trying to find his way after the loss of his mother. Lured into a street gang headed by the paternal Fagin (Oscar® winner* Michael Caine), Twist is attracted to the lifestyle -- and to Red (Sophie Simnett), an alluring member of Fagin's crew. But when an art theft goes wrong, Twist's moral code is tested as he's caught between Fagin, the police, and a loose-cannon enforcer (Lena Headey).

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Critics Consensus

The real Twist in this lunkheaded Dickens update is the involvement of Michael Caine, who hopefully got another terrific house out of it.

Read Critics Reviews

Guy Lodge

Variety

It has no fresh angle on the material at all - merely a heist-by-numbers subplot straight out Guy Ritchie's drafts bin, welded to Dickens' coming-of-age narrative with all the poetry of a press release for a brand collaboration.

Jul 29, 2021

Full Review

Stephen Romei

The Australian

I think this is a movie targeted at 20-somethings. It's modern, light and a bit of fun.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 23, 2021

Full Review

Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

This is a totally ridiculous movie. No one appears to be in on the joke, though Caine's unswerving professional code guarantees he wouldn't let on if he were: that takes a degree of commitment, if not precisely effort.

Rated: 1.5/5

Apr 22, 2021

Full Review

Victoria Luxford

City AM

The dialogue is laboured, and the direction is as subtle as a double-decker bus.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 1, 2022

Full Review

Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

When it comes to doing Charles Dickens novels, it seems like a flashy and cool thing to revive his work with the times, but it ultimately ends up pointless.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 12, 2021

Full Review

Asher Luberto

The Playlist

It's like that Office episode where Michael and Dwight run around screaming "parkour!" but don't do anything cool.

Rated: D-

Aug 5, 2021

Full Review

Read all reviews

George H

Absolutely abysmal! I watched this expecting it a good subversion of Oliver Twist only to get a boring movie with boring choreography and terrible acting. Even from Michael Caine who tried and failed at doing a Russian accent. If there was a 0 star rating I would give to this movie it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Bad plot bad acting.. what a shame

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Remarkably silly, Oliver Twist + parkour.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Different take on the Dickens classic which is an easy watch, but I much preferred the book to the film. Was nice to see some big names in there, however it felt they may have been used as a distraction to poorer acting skills of lesser known names.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

Full Review

Daniel B

Me parece que a esta película no la salva ni Michael Caine, donde lo único bueno de esta película esta en el sundtrack, en algunos sets y en Movimientos de Cámara interesantes. Que son los que sostienen a esta película y no la hacen todavía mas tediosa. Con una trama muy simple e irrealista, la película avanza muy lento y muy tediosamente. Otra cosa que no me gustó es la paleta de colores de la película. Que en muchos momentos empalaga y no se siente "real". La actuación de esta película tampoco es algo que se salva de la misma. Donde me parece que todos hacen un mal trabajo y no hay lugar para construir a un personaje interesante. Otra cosa que no me gustó de la película, fueron sus escenas aeróbicas, donde en muchos momentos se sienten muy exageradas y que no se introducen de forma orgánica en la misma. Y por si cabe mencionar otra cosa de la película; son sus grandes conveniencias de guion, donde hacen todavía mas irrealista y aburrida a la película, no sabiendo ocultar lo simple que es. Esta película es una que se perdió en 2021 y que no creo que mucha gente vaya a recordar.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/21

Full Review

Audience Member

Twist lives up to its title as a modern-day retelling of Oliver Twist, with Michael Caine as Issac "Fagin" Solomon, Rafferty Law as Twist, Lena Headey as Sikes, Rita Ora as Dodge, Noel Clarke as Brownlow, Jason Maza as Bedwin (Clarke and Maza co-produced the film), Franz Drameh as Batesey, Sophie Simnett as Nancy "Red" Leigh, David Walliams as Dr. Crispin Losberne, Dominic Di Tommaso as Tom Chitling and Leigh Francis as Warden Bumble. The world of Twist is less about pickpockets and more about the world of art theft, parkour and graffiti, so it's definitely a much more modern update, right? This was directed by Martin Owen, who also made L.A. Slasher, Let's Be Evil and Killers Anonymous. It has the feel of Kingsmen or Now You See Me and if you liked those movies, you'll like this. If you're a stickler for the classics, you surely will not. Raff Law is, of course, the son of Jude Law and this is a nice way to introduce him to audiences. And it's filled with needle drop songs you obviously know, so there's that was well. It was a pleasant enough way to spend an afternoon, to be fair.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Martin Owen

Director

Michael Caine

Fagin

Rita Ora

Dodge

Noel Clarke

Brownlow

Sophie Simnett

Red

Jason Maza

Bedwin

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

Body Brokers

58%

64%

Body Brokers

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Body Brokers

Once Upon a Time in America

86%

93%

Once Upon a Time in America

Watchlist

The Many Saints of Newark

72%

59%

The Many Saints of Newark

Watchlist

TRAILER

for The Many Saints of Newark

Joker

68%

89%

Joker

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Joker

Lou

69%

62%

Lou

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Lou

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Twist: Trailer 1

1:26

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

Inspired by Charles Dickens's iconic novel Oliver Twist, this action-fueled crime-thriller set in contemporary London follows the journey of Twist (Raff Law), a gifted graffiti artist trying to find his way after the loss of his mother. Lured into a street gang headed by the paternal Fagin (Oscar® winner* Michael Caine), Twist is attracted to the lifestyle -- and to Red (Sophie Simnett), an alluring member of Fagin's crew. But when an art theft goes wrong, Twist's moral code is tested as he's caught between Fagin, the police, and a loose-cannon enforcer (Lena Headey).

Director: Martin Owen
Producer: Ben Grass, Noel Clarke, Jason Maza, Matt Williams
Screenwriter: Sally Collett, Martin Owen, John Wrathall
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Twist Entertainment, Future Artists Entertainment, Unstoppable Film and Television, Particular Crowd, Pure Grass Films, Red Bull Media House
Rating: R (Some Violence and Language)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 30, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 30, 2021
Runtime: 1h 30m

Most Popular at Home Now