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  Review by k(arst)en ★★★★★ 8

  EASILY my favorite from Chaplin. Can't tell you how good it feels to genuinely love one of his films rather than just appreciate it. Everything about this is great.

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  Review by Scott Anderson ★★★★★ 17

  I love animated films, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with them, but I remember when my daughter exclusively watched only that genre at a very young age and I was thinking to myself, at what point can I show her more? When will she be ready to explore cinema beyond talking animals and snappy songs?

  While she has been beyond that point for a while now, something happened the other day while watching the Charlie Chaplin masterpiece Modern Times that I was not anticipating. There I am, lying on the couch mesmerized by the film when I realized I wasn't alone. Not in the literal sense, I knew the soon to be seven year old was sitting across the…

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  Review by DirkH ★★★★★ 8

  Even though it's not a completely silent movie, it sure proves dialogue is sometimes completely unnecessary.

  Sheer genius.

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  Review by 🎃🔥Mr. Like🔥🎃 ★★★★★ 9

  Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
  Metacritic Metascore: 96
  IMDb: 8.5

  96/100

  Release Date: 25 February 1936
  Distributor: Charles Chaplin Productions
  Budget: $1.5M
  Worldwide Gross: $457K
  Total Film Awards: 4

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

  Chaplin's iconic incarnation of the 'The Tramp' is one of the most beloved characters in film history, and this is by far my favorite 'Tramp' film in the series.

  TRIVIA: (at around 1h 20 mins) Charles Chaplin allows the Tramp to speak on camera for the first time during the restaurant scene, but insisted that what the Tramp says be universal. Therefore, the song the Tramp sings is in gibberish, but it is possible to…

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  Review by pd187 ★★★★ 6

  why is he chasing women with wrenches. what kinda slumber party massacre shit is this

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  Review by san ★★★★★ 1

  The title of Modern Times holds a double meaning to the film. It comments on living during the depression-era, but it also comments on Charlie Chaplin’s career during the transition of talkies in cinema. Dropping this silent masterpiece when the silent-era was in the past and where the modern times had talkies dominating the theaters, Chaplin proved to the people that silent films weren’t just a technological constraint in the medium — they held unique merits of storytelling that deem them both viable and irreplaceable.

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  Review by sarah ★★★★

  i'm always so insanely jealous when i watch a film where the characters stay in a department store alone for a whole night. they're living my childhood dream!!

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  Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 3

  88/100

  Home is where the heart is.

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  Review by Matt The Snapper ★★★★★

  Charlie Chaplin going through gears of the machine is what cinema was made for.

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  Review by Will Sloan ★★★★★

  After the feeding machine nearly leaves the Tramp dead, the Henry Ford-ish factory owner concludes: "It’s no good – it isn’t practical."

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  Review by darth_erogenous ★★★★½

  SISKEL: I mean this guy's disturbed. He's sick in the head

  EBERT: Oh come on. He's silly

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  Review by Paul Elliott ★★★★★ 2

  Modern Times, directed by the legendary Charlie Chaplin, is an iconic comedy masterpiece. The plot follows Chaplin's Little Tramp character as he finds himself out of a job during the Great Depression and ultimately works on an assembly line in a large factory. The plot is straightforward and is told with Chaplin's trademark blend of slapstick and romanticism. The brilliant performances of Chaplin and the various other actors instantly capture the audience's attention and sympathy. The unforgettable ending serves as a powerful statement of hope and resilience.

  The visuals and cinematography in Modern Times are genuinely stunning. Chaplin uses a variety of camera techniques to create a realistic and atmospheric look. The acting and direction are pitch-perfect, allowing the audience to…