6.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Oliver & Company (1988)
Oliver & Company (1988)
Overview
Putting its own 'twist' on the story of Oliver Twist, the orange runt of a litter of kittens must fight for survival on the rough streets on New York City, finding unlikely friends in the dogs owned by a down-on-his luck man named Fagin. Soon, Oliver and his new band of comrades must fight for survival when Fagin is unable to pay his debts.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.1
Overview
Putting its own 'twist' on the story of Oliver Twist, the orange runt of a litter of kittens must fight for survival on the rough streets on New York City, finding unlikely friends in the dogs owned by a down-on-his luck man named Fagin. Soon, Oliver and his new band of comrades must fight for survival when Fagin is unable to pay his debts.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on universal themes of belonging, friendship, and overcoming an individual villain, rather than promoting a specific political ideology or critiquing systemic issues, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a main cast that is predominantly white, consistent with its source material. However, it incorporates visible diversity through the voice casting of its animal characters, without explicitly recasting traditionally white human roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities and does not center on explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
Oliver & Company is an animated film that does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a kitten's journey to find a home and family, without exploring queer identities or relationships.
The film "Oliver & Company" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a kitten's adventures in New York City with a group of dogs and a young girl, without any elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of Charles Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' but features mostly new animal characters. Key characters like Oliver, Fagin, and Dodger retain their original genders from the source material. Other significant characters are original creations for this adaptation and do not replace established characters of a different gender.
This animated film adapts Charles Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' by portraying most main characters as animals. The human characters in the film, Fagin, Jenny, and Sykes, maintain the same racial depiction as their source material counterparts. The animal characters, by definition, do not possess a human race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.7
Critic Ratings
5.2
5.8
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