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1. Great Expectations (1998)

R | 111 min | Drama, Romance

Modernization of Charles Dickens' classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York City pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love.

Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper

Votes: 56,921 | Gross: $26.33M

2. Oliver! (1968)

G | 153 min | Drama, Family, Musical

After being sold to a mortician, young orphan Oliver Twist runs away and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor in 1830s London.

Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed

Votes: 41,410 | Gross: $16.80M

3. Oliver & Company (1988)

G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City.

Director: George Scribner | Stars: Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan

Votes: 52,964 | Gross: $74.15M

4. Spirited (2022)

PG-13 | 127 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

A musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.

Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page

Votes: 50,282

5. Great Expectations (2023)

TV-MA | Drama, History

Follows orphan Pip, who spent his childhood as a blacksmith's apprentice and suddenly receives a windfall from an unknown benefactor that allows him to travel to London and enter high society.

Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Owen McDonnell, Rudi Dharmalingam, Olivia Colman

Votes: 3,224

6. Scrooged (1988)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover

Votes: 116,440 | Gross: $60.33M

7. A Christmas Carol (2009)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine

Votes: 129,537 | Gross: $137.86M

8. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

PG | 132 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-heartedly grasping uncle.

Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Jamie Bell, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent

Votes: 13,671 | Gross: $1.59M

9. Great Expectations (1946)

Approved | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.

Director: David Lean | Stars: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager, Jean Simmons

Votes: 26,407

10. Great Expectations (2012)

PG-13 | 128 min | Drama, Romance

A series of events change the orphaned Pip's life forever as he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Toby Irvine, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng, Sally Hawkins

Votes: 13,732 | Gross: $0.26M

11. Great Expectations (2011–2012)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama

The orphan Pip becomes a gentleman when his life is transformed by a mystery benefactor.

Stars: Douglas Booth, Jack Roth, Ray Winstone, David Suchet

Votes: 8,243

12. A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Not Rated | 128 min | Drama, History, Romance

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

Directors: Jack Conway, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen

Votes: 6,299

13. A Tale of Two Cities (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 162 min | Drama, History, Romance

An ex-aristocrat from France and an alcoholic English lawyer find themselves crossing paths and in love with the same woman during the French Revolution.

Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Chris Sarandon, Peter Cushing, Kenneth More, Barry Morse

Votes: 1,016

14. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.

Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan

Votes: 15,365 | Gross: $21.00M

15. A Tale of Two Cities (1958)

117 min | Drama, History, Romance

During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay, who's hiding his true identity and purpose.

Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin, Cecil Parker, Stephen Murray

Votes: 1,616

16. A Tale of Two Cities (1989)

188 min | Drama, History, Romance

Two men, one an aristocrat, and one a drunken lawyer, fall in love with the same woman during the early stages of the French Revolution.

Stars: James Wilby, Xavier Deluc, Serena Gordon, John Mills

Votes: 402

17. A Tale of Two Cities (1980)

240 min | Drama

During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay who's hiding his true identity and purpose.

Stars: Paul Shelley, Ralph Michael, Sally Osborne, Vivien Merchant

Votes: 118

18. A Tale of Two Cities (1917)

70 min | Drama, History, Romance

Alcoholic lawyer Sydney Carton travels to Paris during the Reign of Terror to rescue French aristocrat Charles Darnay, husband of the woman he loves.

Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: William Farnum, Jewel Carmen, Charles Clary, Herschel Mayall

Votes: 161

19. A Tale of Two Cities (1984 TV Movie)

TV-Y7-FV | 73 min | Animation, Drama

During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay who's hiding his true identity and purpose.

Stars: Henri Szeps, Phillip Hinton, Ken Wayne, Liz Horne

Votes: 62

20. Great Expectations (1959)

30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

Stars: Dinsdale Landen, Colin Jeavons, Michael Gwynn, Kenneth Thornett

21. Our Mutual Friend (1958–1959)

30 min | Drama

Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in 1860s London.

Stars: Paul Daneman, Zena Walker, David McCallum, Richard Leech

Votes: 20

22. Nicholas Nickleby (1957)

Drama

A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.

Stars: William Russell, Jennifer Wilson, Richard Wordsworth, Malcolm Keen

23. David Copperfield (1956)

30 min | Drama

A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.

Stars: Robert Hardy, Sonia Dresdel, Edna Morris, Richard Goolden

Votes: 11

24. The Pickwick Papers (1952–1953)

30 min | Drama

The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find. In the course of their travels, they repeatedly ... See full summary »

Stars: George Howe, Geoffrey Sumner, Sam Kydd, Campbell Gray

25. A Tale of Two Cities (1911)

30 min | Short, Drama, History

A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.

Director: William Humphrey | Stars: Maurice Costello, Florence Turner, Charles Kent, Leo Delaney

Votes: 145

26. A Tale of Two Cities (1957)

240 min | Drama, History, Romance

During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay who's hiding his true identity and purpose.

Stars: Mervyn Johns, Peter Wyngarde, Fred Fairclough, Joan Ingram

27. Le avventure di Nicola Nickleby (1958– )

360 min | Drama

A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.

Stars: Antonio Cifariello, Leonora Ruffo, Elisa Cegani, Evi Maltagliati

28. How Bella Was Won (1911)

Short, Comedy

Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in 1860s London.

Star: George Soule Spencer

29. A Tale of Two Cities (1990 TV Movie)

16+ | Animation

Sidney Carton, alcoholic London lawyer and his french nobleman client Charles Darnay both love Lucie Manette. In Paris the French Revolution and his resemblance to Darnay, create a major decision to give Lucie and Charles a life together.

Directors: Al Guest, Jean Mathieson | Stars: Aiden Grennell, Daniel Reardon

30. Creating a Classic: The Making of 'Nicholas Nickleby' (2003 Video)

29 min | Documentary, Short

Hear how did a Charles Dickens classic attract a cast like Charlie Hunan, Anne Hathaway, Allen Cumming, Christopher Plummer and Jim Broadbent?

Stars: Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent, Simon Channing Williams, Alan Cumming

Votes: 36

31. A Tale of Two Cities (1958 TV Movie)

120 min | Drama, Music

During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay who's hiding his true identity and purpose.

Stars: James Atkins, John Camburn, John Cameron, William Devlin

32. A Tale of Two Cities (1965– )

25 min | Drama

During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay who's hiding his true identity and purpose.

Stars: Patrick Troughton, Nicholas Pennell, Kika Markham, Leslie French

Votes: 21

33. Dickensian (2015–2016)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2015)

TV-PG | 28 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

In the first of these re-imagined, inter-connected Charles Dickens tales ruthless debt collector Jacob Marley (Peter Firth) makes himself an enemy.

Director: Harry Bradbeer | Stars: Joseph Quinn, Tuppence Middleton, Peter Firth, Pauline Collins

Votes: 215

34. Dickensian (2015–2016)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2015)

TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Amelia is troubled by the arrival of an unexpected guest at the Havisham's New Year's party. Frances rekindles an old friendship that she hopes may lead to something more.

Director: Harry Bradbeer | Stars: Tuppence Middleton, Amy Dunn, Benjamin Campbell, Joseph Quinn

Votes: 148