Movies and TvShows featuring "based-on-the-works-of-charles-dickens" theme.
A musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey. The movie follows the spirit of Christmas Present, who wants to prove that people can change, even though he doubts his own transformation. Along the way, he falls for a woman named Kimberly and helps a reprehensible character named Clint Briggs become a better person. The film is filled with song and dance, exploring themes of redemption, human weakness, and the idea that change takes time.
Great Expectations is a story set in the 19th century Victorian England, following the life of Pip, an orphan who is given a chance to become a gentleman and pursue his dreams. He navigates his way through various challenges, encounters with colorful characters, and the complexities of love and wealth.
Great Expectations follows the story of a young orphan named Pip as he navigates the world of high society and falls in love with the beautiful but mysterious Estella. Along the way, he encounters colorful characters, faces his own inner demons, and learns the true meaning of love and happiness.
In this classic Christmas story, the greedy and cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley. Through the visits of three more spirits, Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of compassion and generosity.
Oliver, an orphan boy in Victorian England, escapes from a workhouse and joins a group of pickpockets led by an elderly criminal named Fagin. As Oliver tries to navigate the criminal underworld and find a loving home, he encounters various obstacles, including an abusive boyfriend, a treacherous burglar, and a murderous mob.
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.
Great Expectations follows Pip, a young orphan who encounters an escaped convict in a graveyard. He is later approached by a wealthy spinster named Miss Havisham to be a playmate for her adopted daughter Estella. As Pip grows older, he discovers that he has inherited a fortune from an unknown benefactor and moves to London to become a gentleman. However, his newfound wealth puts a strain on his relationships and leads him on a journey of self-discovery.
When a loan shark threatens to ruin Christmas for all the dogs in San Francisco, they must come together and learn the true meaning of the holiday season. With the help of an angel, they embark on a journey of redemption, compassion, and the power of friendship.
A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Young Pip is orphaned and lives a difficult life until he inherits a fortune from an anonymous benefactor. He moves to London and experiences the complexities of love, wealth, and social status, all while trying to uncover the identity of his secret benefactor.
A man takes on the identity of a French aristocrat and becomes entangled in the tumultuous events of the French Revolution, while his true love faces danger and starvation in Paris.
One of the most famous works in the history of fictional literature is brought to life in this animated feature. This is the classic tale of a selfless Englishman who generously gave his life for one courageous French nobleman. Learn about the heroic men and women who struggled for their freedom during the French Revolution.
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens, set during the turmoil of the French Revolution. The story follows various characters as their lives intertwine amidst themes of love, self-sacrifice, and redemption.
Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in 1860s London.
Mini-series based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
A man returns to Paris after being imprisoned for many years, only to find himself caught up in the tumultuous events of the French Revolution. He becomes entangled in a love triangle and must make choices that will affect not only his own life, but the lives of those around him.
A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.
At the outbreak of the French Revolution, Charles Darnay goes to Paris to rescue an imprisoned former family servant. He is himself imprisoned and condemned by the revolutionary forces there. His wife, the former Lucie Manette, is secretly loved by a gentlemanly wastrel, Sydney Carton. Carton embarks on a daring plan to save the husband of the woman he loves.
Rascal To Chai-yan brings a false charge of selling fake medicine against doctor Fan Tin-sang, who is sentented to a twenty-year imprisonment. Fan makes an escape after a decade, and secretly provides for the education of his son Fuk-kwan brought up by a poor blacksmith. Fuk-kwan grows up to be a doctor practising in the country. To again does harm to Fuk-kwan, only this time Fan intervenes. Both he and To die in the fight.
An animated adaptation of the Charles Dickens book.