Oliver! (1968)

Nancy wears cleavaged dresses

Bill Sikes and Nancy live together out of wedlock. There is obviously a sexual relationship between them, but no sex or nudity is shown. Bill and Nancy are never even seen kissing.

It is roughly implied that Nancy is a prostitute.

There is some mildly salacious - but fully clothed - butt-shaking in the song "It's a Fine Life", and some mild sexual innuendo in "Oom Pah Pah".

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - Nancy is the victim of Domestic violence at the hand of her "boyfriend" Bill. This theme runs throughout the film. Although this is a wonderful production of the Oliver Twist story, it does "normalize" domestic violence which was not talked about in 1968 when this film was made.

Oliver! Would probably be rated PG minimally, to a PG-13, if released today theatrically because of violence and adult themes.

Oliver attacks Noah Claypole, an older boy who was bullying Oliver.

Bill grabs Fagin by the throat menacingly, as if he were going to strangle him.

When Fagin sees the supposedly asleep Oliver watching him as he counts his stolen goods, he grabs Oliver by the throat and demands to know what he has seen.

Fagin jokingly kicks the Artful Dodger to the floor in one scene.

Moments after he has beaten Nancy, Bill tries to kill his pet dog by throwing a crowbar at him, but misses.

Bill takes Oliver as a hostage, forcing the boy to help him escape, but a policeman shoots and kills Bill before he can get away.

In song lyrics there are occasionally references to violence. Prominent examples of this are featured in the title song (lyrics: "What will he do when he's turned black and blue?", a reference to child abuse), as well as in the song "I'd Do Anything" (lyrics: "Would you risk 'the drop' ?"- a slang word for hanging), and in the song "As Long As He Needs Me" (the "he" being Bill Sikes), Nancy, who has just been ferociously slapped once across the face by Bill, sings "Who else would love him still, when they've been used so ill?".

One instance of the word "ass."

At one point, the Artful Dodger is seen mouthing the sentence "Go to hell!" at a woman, but the sound of his voice is completely drowned out by a train whistle.

Children in Fagin's 'house' are seen smoking pipes

The boy pickpockets drink gin.

Several scenes take place in a tavern where there is much drinking and drunkenness, and a little smoking.

The lyrics to the song, "As Long as he Needs me" may emotionally upset some viewers. They tell how people may continue to stay in abusive relationships, because they can feel lonely if they leave.

Oliver is thrown into a basement after attacking Noah Claypole for insulting his (Oliver's) mother. In the basement he sings "Where Is Love?" while weeping.