Oliver Twist (1974) Poster

(1974)

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Sex & Nudity

  • A newborn baby is naked after being born. His butt can be seen.
  • Oliver has all his clothes removed by gang members, and left completely naked. However, nothing graphic is shown.

Violence & Gore

  • A woman dies upon giving birth to a child.
  • David almost hits a frog by accident while using an axe. The frog is okay.
  • A man pushes a bowl away from a boy's lifted hand, causing it to break off-screen, and roughly puts another bown on Oliver's head.
  • A man trips Oliver and makes it look like an accident. Another man pulls Oliver in the ear and calls him "clumsy".
  • A woman removes feathers from a dead bird. Nothing graphic is seen.
  • It is revealed an elder woman's mother has died. This is only talked about.
  • An insulted Oliver attempts to attack another boy, and accidentally steps on a dog's tail. A frog kicks a dog's bone at a woman, who accidentally kicks a dog. The dog bites a man's foot, causing the man to scream and throw a dead bird on a woman. Most of the scene is comical.
  • Several people set out to attack Oliver, who throws flour at them. A man attempts to throw a dead bird on Oliver, but accidentally hits another man. The bird hits a casseroll, causing it to hit a man. Most of the scene is comical.
  • Some gang people hit and beat each other. A cat attempts to attack a parrot. Using a hat, a man hits some of the gang people and animals. Most of it is comical.
  • A man threatens Oliver with his knife.
  • During a musical scene, a woman is briefly shown hitting a man's hand with her umbrella.
  • A woman grab's a man and kicks him away for a theft attempt.
  • A judge accidentally hits his hand with his hammer.
  • A woman is pushed away, and a dog is kicked into a gang's room. The dog is then thrown on a cat, resulting with a fight between these two animals until a man forces them to sleep. The woman is pushed again by a man.
  • During the "Where is Oliver" scene, a man kicks another man's knee. This is played with humor.
  • A man kicks a dog, causing the dog to crash into wall. The dog remains fine.
  • A man chokes his drunk parrot. The parrot remains okay.
  • Oliver bites the hand of the man who had grabbed him.
  • A man points his gun against Oliver's face, but never fires it.
  • A man accidentally fires his rifle upon rolling down stairs. Nobody gets hit.
  • A man roughly throws his drunk parrot against a door. The parrot gets slammed by that door.
  • Oliver falls from a man's shoulders and becomes unconscious. He is left to die, but survives.
  • A man hits another man's head multiple times with his cane.
  • A man throws another man who crashes into something off-screen, throws a chair at another man, and grabs a parrot's neck. The rest of his rampage is implied, until he's seen holding a man tightly.
  • A man makes some brief hints about wanting to kill a woman.
  • It is implied a man has been punched by another man. He is once shown getting hit by a man's cane.
  • Bullseye the dog lets himself get kicked several times.
  • Several characters fight over a treasure chest. A parrot bites a man's butt. The whole scene is mostly cartoonish.

Profanity

  • Oliver is called "numbskull" once.
  • Very mild language, mostly some insults. "Fool" is used a few times. "Jackass" is used near the end.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • After the beginning, a man appears to be drunk, upon drinking from his bottle.
  • Two gang people are shown smoking their pipes.
  • Later in the film, two other gang members are briefly shown smoking pipes.
  • Multiple beer cups are shown inside a bar. A man drinks beer from his cup. A parrot becomes drunk upon drinking from the same cup.
  • A parrot drinks a whole cup of beer, and becomes drunk again.
  • It is implied they've been drinking much beer, as they're shown having hiccups at the tree where Oliver were supposed to be dead.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • This animated film might probably have been rated PG if it was submitted to the MPAA.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A woman is heard screaming. It is implied she's been murdered.
  • By showing his "kick me" sign, a dog causes a man to fall off the roof they're standing on, and accidentally get hanged to death off-screen.

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