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Twist

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

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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

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Joanne B Great movie, loved seeing young stars making something interesting Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/29/25 Full Review Vince B Better view than others have said, great to see jude laws son great watch Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/29/25 Full Review 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 Read all reviews
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Martin Owen

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Michael Caine

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Rita Ora

Dodge

Noel Clarke

Brownlow

Sophie Simnett

Red

Jason Maza

Bedwin

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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
Future Artists Entertainment, Unstoppable Film and Television, Red Bull Media House, Twist Entertainment, Particular Crowd, Pure Grass Films
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
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