Sort by IMDb Rating - Highest Rated Movies and TV Shows With Charles Dickens
- Job Types
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Shadows at the Door (2018 Podcast Series)
Horror
Adaptations of beloved ghost stories and new spectral yarns created exclusively by some of the most exciting writers in modern horror.
Stars: David Ault, Jake Benson, Ilana Charnelle, Mark Nixon
Votes: 13
2.
Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960–1968)
Episode:
David Copperfield
(1965)
138 min | Drama, Fantasy
A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Director: Marcel Cravenne | Stars: Didier Haudepin, Bernard Verley, Michel Duchaussoy, Madeleine Clervanne
Votes: 15
3. Die Glocken von London (1962 TV Movie)
120 min | Fantasy
Director: Wilm ten Haaf | Stars: Georg Lehn, Edith Schultze-Westrum, Hans Zesch-Ballot, Renate Schacht
Votes: 24
4.
Wishbone (1995–1998)
Episode:
A Tale of Two Sitters
(1995)
TV-Y7 | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Wishbone brings Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' to life by playing Charles Darnay, while the boys feel like theirs is ruined. They have to babysit David's sister and her friend.
Stars: Larry Brantley, Jordan Wall, Christie Abbott, Adam Springfield
Votes: 16
5. Ein Weihnachtslied in Prosa (1955 TV Movie)
Family
On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge ... See full summary »
Director: Wilm ten Haaf | Stars: Harald Mannl, Walter Kiaulehn, Fritz Rasp, Willem Holsboer
Votes: 11
6.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
Episode:
Part 1
(1982)
Drama
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Suzanne Bertish, Sharon Bower, Janet Dale
Votes: 9
7.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
Episode:
Part 2
(1982)
Drama
Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Christopher Benjamin, Suzanne Bertish, Janet Dale
Votes: 6
8. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
540 min | Drama
A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle.
Stars: David Threlfall, Alun Armstrong, Roger Rees, Bob Peck
Votes: 548
9.
Ataktoulis & Borat's Vlogokatastaseis (2016–2019)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol with Borat of Heraklion
(2017)
Documentary, Comedy, Family
Director: Leonardo Thimo | Stars: Ataktoulis Ataktos, Leonardo Thimo, Petros o Pontikos, Rolfi o Skylakos
Votes: 11
10. Smike! (1973 TV Movie)
60 min | Musical
A pop musical loosely based on 'Nicholas Nickleby', Smike! is the story of a group of restless school-children who go back in time to the world of Charles Dickens and see for themselves ... See full summary »
Stars: Perry Clayton, John Cooper, Andrew Keir, Christine McKenna
Votes: 8
11. VHS Christmas Carol: Live! (2022 Video)
45 min | Musical
Ebenezer Scrooge, an ageing miser, is visited by a series of ghosts that teach him about Christmas spirit in this 80s-themed retelling of Dickens' classic tale. A filmed stage remake of A VHS Christmas Carol (2020).
Director: Corey Lubowich | Stars: Dylan Saunders, Clark Baxtresser, Meredith Stepien, Jaime Lyn Beatty
Votes: 33
12.
David Copperfield (1966)
Episode:
Domestic Tangles
(1966)
Drama
In which the Copperfields entertain and something turns up at last for Mr. Micawber.
Director: Joan Craft | Stars: Ian McKellen, George Benson, John Falconer, Clive Francis
Votes: 7
13.
Escape of the Artful Dodger (2001)
Episode:
Blamed and Framed
(2001)
24 min | Adventure
The Playhouse theatre finds itself experiencing hard times, while The Dodger remains determined to rescue Wild Will.
Director: Howard Rubie | Stars: Luke O'Loughlin, Rowan Witt, Brittany Byrnes, Simon Scarlett
Votes: 8
14. John Grin's Christmas (1986 TV Movie)
50 min | Family
A present-day adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".
Director: Robert Guillaume | Stars: Robert Guillaume, Ted Lange, Roscoe Lee Browne, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 38
15.
George Burns Comedy Week (1985)
Episode:
Christmas Carol II: The Sequel
(1985)
Comedy
One year later and we see how Ebenezer's changes have impacted his friends and family. A hilarious twist on a well known tale!
Director: Carl Gottlieb | Stars: George Burns, James Whitmore, Roddy McDowall, Samantha Eggar
Votes: 18
16. Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960–1968)
Drama, Fantasy
Stars: Andrée Champeaux, Claude Piéplu, Julien Guiomar, Gabriel Jabbour
Votes: 26
17. Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Roddy Hughes, Ian Fleming, Brian Wilde
Votes: 25
18.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Tom Tuckett Story
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Ever since he was young, Tom Tuckett has been sent to good schools and looked after by an unknown benefactor. When he joins the wagon train he feels he's about to find out who that is but it isn't who he imagined.
Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Ben Cooper, Robert Middleton
Votes: 99
19.
Wishbone (1995–1998)
Episode:
Groomed for Greatness
(1997)
TV-Y7 | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Wishbone is chosen to be the model for a dog statue built in Jackson Park, but the 'famous' artist, Wanda's cousin, is a snob. 'Great Expectations' is the book of the day, with Wishbone as Pip.
Stars: Soccer the Dog, Larry Brantley, Jordan Wall, Christie Abbott
Votes: 11
20.
Our Mutual Friend (1998)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1998)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama
As the rivalry over who will take Lizzie's hand in marriage intensifies, Lizzie flees. Meanwhile, the once-kindly Mr. Boffin has become a tyrant to Rokesmith, who evokes the sympathy of the formerly haughty Bella.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Paul McGann, David Bradley, Linda Bassett, Eddie Webber
Votes: 41
21. South Park (1997– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mona Marshall
Votes: 405,940
22. Boozoo's Ghosts (2020)
39 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A selfish shop owner named Ebenezer Boozoo finds himself tormented by three spirits for his hatred of Christmas.
Director: Martin Paredes | Stars: Bravvyy, Coker Easler, Rred Grizzly, Martin Paredes
Votes: 16
23.
Wishbone (1995–1998)
Episode:
Twisted Tail
(1995)
TV-Y7 | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Joe befriends a new boy, Max, from school. When Max gets involved with another boy who may be a thief, Wishbone is reminded of the story of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Director: Rick Duffield | Stars: Larry Brantley, Jordan Wall, Christie Abbott, Adam Springfield
Votes: 25
24.
Our Mutual Friend (1998)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1998)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama
Harmon is planning to claim his dust fortune from the Boffins, who have been playing villains to test Bella's true character. Meanwhile, Eugene has a brush with death via Headstone and decides to do the honorable thing with Lizzie.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Paul McGann, Dominic Mafham, Katy Murphy, Anna Friel
Votes: 37
25. David Copperfield (1956)
30 min | Drama
A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Stars: Robert Hardy, Sonia Dresdel, Edna Morris, Richard Goolden
Votes: 11
26. The Angry Video Game Nerd (2004– )
TV-MA | Action, Comedy
A foul-mouthed nerd reviews bad video games.
Stars: James Rolfe, Mike Matei, Kyle Rogers, Kieran Fallon
Votes: 15,927
27. Suspense (2014– )
30 min | Horror
Revival of the classic 1940s-1950s television and radio anthology series, with different stories of mystery and the macabre every week.
Stars: Daamen J. Krall, Dana Perry-Hayes, Adrienne Wilkinson, Steve Moulton
Votes: 65
28. In Love With... (2011–2012)
Drama
Celebrities perform their favourite passages from the work of English playwright Noel Coward.
Stars: Simon Callow, Richard Madden, Samuel West, Jonathan Pryce
Votes: 35
29.
Bleak House (2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.14
(2005)
TV-PG | 29 min | Crime, Drama
Sergeant George is released by detective Bucket, who is on lady Dedlock's trail. Guppy fails to acquire her compromising letters as Smallwood expects to get more money from sir Leicester ... See full summary »
Director: Susanna White | Stars: Lilo Baur, Richard Pettyfer, Alun Armstrong, Timothy West
Votes: 222
30.
Bleak House (2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.15
(2005)
TV-PG | 29 min | Crime, Drama
Richard Carstone finally tires of the exhausting court case,which undermines his health as well as his finances. Ultimately, a most recent Jarndyce last will is found at Smallweed's by ... See full summary »
Director: Susanna White | Stars: Hugo Speer, Timothy West, Anna Maxwell Martin, Pauline Collins
Votes: 208
31.
Bleak House (2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2005)
TV-PG | 29 min | Crime, Drama
Intimidated by Mr. Tulkinghorn to provide a sample of Capt. Hawdon's handwriting, Sgt. George has decided to submit, this time. With the writing sample, Tulkinghorn is satisfied that Nemo ... See full summary »
Director: Susanna White | Stars: Michael Smiley, Hugo Speer, Pauline Collins, Denis Lawson
Votes: 226
32.
Our Mutual Friend (1998)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1998)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama
Lizzie Hexam, daughter of the corpse robber who found young Harmon's alleged body, is being courted by two desperate characters: Eugene Wrayburn, a dissolute barrister, and Bradley Headstone, a mentally-deranged schoolmaster.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Paul McGann, David Morrissey, Paul Bailey, Peter Vaughan
Votes: 39
33. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
34. Die Galerie der großen Detektive (1954–1955)
Crime
Stars: Wolfgang Jarnach, Gert Michenfelder, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Walter Andreas Schwarz
Votes: 22
35. Les aventures de Monsieur Pickwick (1964– )
30 min | Comedy, Romance
The Pickwick Club sends Mr. Pickwick and a group of friends to travel across England and to report back on the interesting things they find. In the course of their travels, they repeatedly ... See full summary »
Stars: André Gille, Pierre Pernet, Hubert Deschamps, Claude Nicot
Votes: 10
36.
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
Episode:
Oliver Twist
(1959)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Tom Clancy, John Colicos, Beulah Garrick, William Hickey
Votes: 15
37.
Bleak House (2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(2005)
TV-PG | 29 min | Crime, Drama
Richard is deep in debt and trough with the Army. Ada offers him her inheritance to cover his debts, but he decides to leave service and devote himself to the trial full-time. Doctor Allan ... See full summary »
Director: Susanna White | Stars: Dermot Crowley, Denis Lawson, Anna Maxwell Martin, Carey Mulligan
Votes: 220
38.
Bleak House (2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.13
(2005)
TV-PG | 29 min | Crime, Drama
Hortense Jabouliet, jailed sergeant George's mother and lady Deadlock maneuver about the truth concerning Tulkinghorn's murder. Detective Bucket is most interested to find the traces lead ... See full summary »
Director: Susanna White | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Tom Georgeson, Hugo Speer, Denis Lawson
Votes: 213
39.
Great Expectations (1989)
Episode:
Chapter One
(1989)
Drama
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Jean Simmons, John Rhys-Davies, Ray McAnally, Anthony Calf
Votes: 17
40. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.
Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins
Votes: 11,827
41. Bleak House (2005)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama
A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.
Stars: Anna Maxwell Martin, Carey Mulligan, Denis Lawson, Gillian Anderson
Votes: 10,626
42. Escape of the Artful Dodger (2001)
80 min | Adventure
When Oliver gets reunited with his grandfather he is being sent to Australia by his grandfather. He gets accompanied by Hannah a girl from Hamburg who is looking for her brother, Will Grady.
Stars: Rowan Witt, Luke O'Loughlin, Brittany Byrnes, Mathew Waters
Votes: 84
43. Siesta Z (2016– )
12 min | Animation
Siesta has a strange problem. Despite her best efforts, she always ends up falling unexpectedly asleep. Her dreams are wild interpretations of literary classics, mythological legends, along with the greatest stories of humanity.
Stars: Lucila Gómez, Facundo Reyes, Jason Kesser, Pablo Gandolfo
Votes: 29
44. Alta comedia (1965– )
120 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Stars: Fernando Soler, Sara García, Ruben Tuesta, Ignacio Quirós
Votes: 25
45.
Bleak House (2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(2005)
TV-PG | 29 min | Crime, Drama
Tulkinghorn now has Lady Dedlock in his grasp but his hardheartedness is beginning to catch up with him. Miss Flite returns to her lodgings to find that Smallweed has changed the locks on ... See full summary »
Director: Susanna White | Stars: Charles Dance, Gillian Anderson, Emma Williams, Lisa Hammond
Votes: 221
46.
Our Mutual Friend (1998)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1998)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama
A body pulled from the Thames is identified as young John Harmon, heir to a fortune made in dust-contracting. Bella Wilfer, his wife-to-be by terms of old Harmon's will, goes into mourning though she has never met her fiancé.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Paul McGann, Keeley Hawes, David Schofield, David Bradley
Votes: 45
47. Little Dorrit (2008)
TV-PG | 34 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The Dorrits are a family whose life revolves around the Marshalsea, a debtor's prison. Amy Dorrit's kind nature brings the family into contact with a wide swath of English society, from the poorest to the richest, and back again.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy, Tom Courtenay, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 10,486
48. Wishbone (1995–1998)
TV-Y | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An intelligent and witty dog imagines himself in the role of characters from classic books and gets involved in similar real-life adventures.
Stars: Larry Brantley, Jordan Wall, Christie Abbott, Adam Springfield
Votes: 4,383
49. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 66
50. Festival (1960–1969)
60 min | Drama
Festival is a Canadian entertainment anthology television series which aired on CBC Television
Stars: Gillie Fenwick, Gerard Parkes, Eric House, Douglas Rain
Votes: 19