Twist

2003Movie⏱️ 1h 37mR

Drama

⭐ 6.2

IMDB Rating

1,446 votes

A queer "Oliver Twist" update set in the hustler district of modern-day Toronto.

Director

Jacob Tierney

Writers

Charles Dickens, Jacob Tierney

Stars

Nick Stahl, Joshua Close, Gary Farmer

Release Date

September 28, 2005

Language

English

Country

Canada

🏆 1

Wins

🎯 3

Nominations

💬 30

Reviews

📋 1.4K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Nick Stahl

as Dodge

Joshua Close

as Oliver

Gary Farmer

as Fagin

Michèle-Barbara Pelletier

as Nancy

Tygh Runyan

as David

Stephen McHattie

as The Senator

👤

Moti Yona

as Charley

Brigid Tierney

as Betsy

Maxwell McCabe-Lokos

as Noah

👤

Andre Noble

as Adam

💰 Box Office

$47,370

Worldwide Gross

$47,370

Domestic Gross

$3,887

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound

Dolby

Color

Filming Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Production

Victorious Films

🏷️ Keywords

male prostitutetoronto ontario canadayellowknifeoliver twist characterfagin character

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

knipp is knuts

by samzpan • 2004-07-31

"I just read the review of TWIST by this knut knipp and I would advise him to stick to mainstream movies, dude go check out the new spidey movie, it rocks! Twist is no fun movie, but being a teenage male hustler is no fun thing either, unless you have a rich sugar daddy willing to take care of you. And i have known a few guys in that situation. But I guess if you're in Toronto, things can't get much worse, but a bus to LA would be a welcome change. I really don't see why the writer/director used Oliver Twist as a plot guide, it really is sort of absurd. A movie on hustling in ble..."