Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

April 16, 1889

Charles “Charlie” Chaplin (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best-known for his work during the silent film era. He used mime, slapstick and other visual comedy routines, and continued well into the era of the talkies, though his films decreas…

Known For

43 titles
1
Modern Times

Modern Times

1936 · 1h 27m · Movie

The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

8.5
2
The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

1940 · 2h 5m · Movie

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

8.4
3
City Lights

City Lights

1931 · 1h 27m · Movie

With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a blind flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.

8.5
4
The Kid

The Kid

1921 · 1h 8m · Movie

The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.

8.2
5
The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush

1925 · 1h 35m · Movie

A prospector goes to the Klondike during the 1890s gold rush in hopes of making his fortune, and is smitten with a girl he sees in a dance hall.

8.1
6
The Circus

The Circus

1928 · 1h 12m · Movie

The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.

8.1
7
Limelight

Limelight

1952 · 2h 17m · Movie

A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.

8.0
8
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947 · 2h 4m · Movie

A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.

7.8
9
A Dog's Life

A Dog's Life

1918 · 33m · Movie

The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.

7.6
10
A King in New York

A King in New York

1957 · 1h 45m · Movie

A recently-deposed European monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity and is later wrongly accused of being a Communist.

7.0
11
The Immigrant

The Immigrant

1917 · 30m · Movie

Charlie is an immigrant who endures a challenging voyage and gets into trouble as soon as he arrives in America.

7.5
12
Shoulder Arms

Shoulder Arms

1918 · 36m · Movie

Charlie is a boot camp private who has a dream of being a hero who goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines.

7.3
13
A Countess from Hong Kong

A Countess from Hong Kong

1967 · 2h 0m · Movie

In Hong Kong, an ambassador returning to America meets a Russian countess, a refugee without a passport, who decides to hide in his cabin.

6.1
14
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923 · 1h 22m · Movie

A kept woman runs into her former fiancé and finds herself torn between love and comfort.

6.9
15
Easy Street

Easy Street

1917 · 24m · Movie

A reformed tramp becomes a police constable who must fight a huge thug who dominates an inner-city street.

7.4
16
The Pilgrim

The Pilgrim

1923 · 47m · Movie

Disguised as a priest, an escaped convict makes his way to Texas. He ends up in a small rural town where the townsfolk mistake him for their new church minister.

7.2
17
Pay Day

Pay Day

1922 · 21m · Movie

After a difficult day at work, a bricklayer tries to enjoy his pay day without his wife knowing.

7.4
18
The Adventurer

The Adventurer

1917 · 24m · Movie

The Little Tramp escapes from prison; saves a girl and her mother from drowning; and creates havoc at a swank party.

7.3
19
The Rink

The Rink

1916 · 30m · Movie

After causing restaurant chaos at work, a bumbling waiter tears up the local roller rink with his skating.

7.0
20
The Idle Class

The Idle Class

1921 · 32m · Movie

A tramp sneaks into a upper class golf resort. The tramp meets a rich woman who is having an argument with her drunken husband. Complications arise when she mistakes the tramp for her husband.

7.2
21
The Cure

The Cure

1917 · 24m · Movie

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

7.1
22
The Pawnshop

The Pawnshop

1916 · 25m · Movie

Charlie competes with his fellow shop assistant. He is fired by the pawnbroker and rehired. He nearly destroys everything in the shop and himself. He helps capture a burglar. He destroys a client's clock while examining it in detail.

7.0
23
Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914 · 1h 22m · Movie

A con man from the city dupes a wealthy country girl into marriage.

6.2
24
The Vagabond

The Vagabond

1916 · 24m · Movie

Charlie, the emotional violinist, flees to a gipsy camp, only to find himself playing for an abducted girl. Soon, a unique birthmark will pave the way for an unexpected rescue and a marvellous new life. But, will she forget him so...

6.8
25
Hitler: A Career

Hitler: A Career

1977 · 2h 30m · Movie

This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.

7.5
26
Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen

1916 · 30m · Movie

Charlie is an overworked labourer at a film studio who helps a young woman find work even while his coworkers strike against his tyrannical boss.

6.9
27
The Fireman

The Fireman

1916 · 24m · Movie

Charlie is a fireman who always does everything wrong. A man talks the Fire Chief into ignoring his burning home (he wants the insurance money) unaware that his daughter (the love of the Chief) is upstairs in the house. When the h...

6.5
28
The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker

1916 · 29m · Movie

The Tramp is tricked into impersonating an embezzling floorwalker in a department store.

6.6
29
The Count

The Count

1916 · 21m · Movie

The fifth film in the Mutual series Charlie Chaplin impersonates a man of means in order to underscore the contrast between rich and poor.

6.6
30
Making a Living

Making a Living

1914 · 11m · Movie

An out-of-work swindler takes a job as a reporter. After witnessing a car go over cliff, he grabs a rival reporter's camera and races to the newspaper office to enter the photo as his own. His rival is delayed when he gets caught ...

5.5
31
Police

Police

1916 · 34m · Movie

Charles Chaplin, a convict, is given $5.00 and released from prison after having served his term. He meets a man of the church who makes him weep for his sins and while he is weeping takes the $5.00 away from him. Chaplin goes to ...

6.4
32
A Woman

A Woman

1915 · 26m · Movie

A man disguises himself as a lady in order to be near his newfound sweetheart, after her father has forbidden her to see him.

6.4
33
A Burlesque on Carmen

A Burlesque on Carmen

1915 · 31m · Movie

A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.

6.0
34
The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021 · 1h 54m · Movie

A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.

7.3
35
The Chaplin Revue

The Chaplin Revue

1959 · 1h 59m · Movie

Three Charlie Chaplin short films edited together with new connective tissue.

7.7
36
Caught in a Cabaret

Caught in a Cabaret

1914 · 30m · Movie

Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret and must endure the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and pretends to be a fancy ambassador but must contend with the jealousy of her fiancé.

5.7