If you loved Oliver Twist, try The Bridge on the River Kwai

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by David Lean, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Oliver Twist, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Bridge on the River Kwai is

Burma jungle, rainy season, rusting railroad tracks. Prisoners in rags, a colonel's stubborn gaze, a bridge rising over the River Kwai. Lean's epic scope tests the boundaries of loyalty.

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