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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Oliver Cotton, ranked
Oliver Cotton appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Oliver Twist or Beowulf.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Oliver Cotton appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens, 1838
movie vs book
Clive Donner, 1982
Little Oliver Twist, already abused, starved, and overworked, is apprenticed to an undertaker and runs away to London after being bullied by an older apprentice. There, he is taken in by Fagin, a fence and thief-trainer, and his gang of pickpockets. He is befriended by Nancy, a good-hearted prostitute, and meets her lover, the brutal housebreaker Bill Sikes.
Beowulf
Unknown, 900
movie vs book
Graham Baker, 1999
A castle-like outpost comes under attack by a creature, named Grendel, on a nightly basis. However, it refuses to attack the border lord Hrothgar. One of the outpost’s residents, Pendra, escapes the following morning but is captured by a rival siege line who intend to kill her to prevent the outpost’s evil from spreading.