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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Robert Lindsay, ranked

Robert Lindsay appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Oliver Twist or Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 3 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Robert Lindsay 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. Poster of the 1999 TV series and cover of the 1838 book
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Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens, 1838
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Oliver Twist
Renny Rye, 1999

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.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Elizabeth Rudnick, 2019
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Joachim Rønning, 2019

In the five years since King Stefan’s death, Aurora has reigned as Queen of the Moors, with Maleficent as its guardian and protector. Despite her service, the neighboring kingdom of Ulstead, home to Prince Phillip, deems Maleficent a villainess, and while Phillip’s father King John wishes for peace, his mother Queen Ingrith has been secretly preparing for war.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1697 book, The Sleeping Beauty
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The Sleeping Beauty
Charles Perrault, 1697
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Joachim Rønning, 2019

In the five years since King Stefan’s death, Aurora has reigned as Queen of the Moors, with Maleficent as its guardian and protector. Despite her service, the neighboring kingdom of Ulstead, home to Prince Phillip, deems Maleficent a villainess, and while Phillip’s father King John wishes for peace, his mother Queen Ingrith has been secretly preparing for war.