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Modern Times (1936)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:47

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.9/10

Consensus: A slapstick skewering of industrialized America, Modern Times is as politically incisive as it is laugh-out-loud hilarious.

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Charlie Chaplin bid farewell to silent comedy with this funny and poignant masterpiece. Here Chaplin stars as a factory worker fed-up with the job and his tyrannical boss (who keeps an eye on all... Charlie Chaplin bid farewell to silent comedy with this funny and poignant masterpiece. Here Chaplin stars as a factory worker fed-up with the job and his tyrannical boss (who keeps an eye on all his employees via a big-brother TV monitor). When he meets and falls in love with an orphaned street waif, the two dream of a nice suburban existence...but the cops are never far behind, chasing the vagabond couple. [More]

Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Chester Conklin

Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Chester Conklin, Tiny Sandford, Hank Mann, Stanley Blystone, Allan Garcia

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Director: Charlie Chaplin
Producer: Charlie Chaplin
Screenwriter: Charlie Chaplin
Composer: Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Newman

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10/01/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

A worthy last hurrah for an immortal character, for a great body of work, and for a whole era of cinema.

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05/07/02
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

Children will adore the slapstick in this movie.

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04/18/02
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

It will give you some hilarious examples of Chaplin's physical comedy and superb grace.

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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

Chaplin's sentimental but keenly satirical swipe at the mechanization of everyday life is by consensus the last of the great silent features.

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01/01/00
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nearly perfect comedy continues to hold up over 60 years after its creation

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01/01/00
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
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In Modern Times (1936), the still-silent Tramp, with his familiar small Derby hat, large boots, baggy pants, tight jacket and cane makes his last appearance.

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01/01/00
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