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City Lights

City Lights

1931
Romance, Comedy
1h 27m
With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.

Directed by:

Charles Chaplin

Screenwriter:

Charles Chaplin

Starring:

Charles Chaplin, Hank Mann, Al Ernest Garcia, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers

Genres:

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, None
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City Lights

1931
Romance, Comedy
1h 27m
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billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 15 Jan 2015
90
92nd
I can't describe how wonderful I felt when the now not Blind Girl held onto the Tramp's hand and finally saw him.
Rated 15 Jan 2015
kavuKavu
Rated 03 May 2010
64
37th
Not even remotely funny. The boxing scene is imaginative and the ending brilliant, but otherwise it's just boring. Chaplin is perfect in his trademark part, although I don't really like his "comedy".
Rated 03 May 2010
dougreeseDougReese
Rated 08 Sep 2009
100
96th
The tear-inducing closing scene, in which she discovers that he is not a wealthy duke but only The Little Tramp, is one of the highest moments in film and one of the biggest reasons I began to journey into cinema. Without me watching this film, I may not have dived so deep into film like I have. Could very well be my favorite film of all time.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
arkadiaarkadia
Rated 08 Jul 2009
95
94th
Just... lovely. The gags might seem repetitious, but I can easily forgive that because of how unified this movie is: a flower girl who "sees" her beloved only through her hands, a wealthy man who "sees" the tramp as his friend only when he's drunk, and all those substitution gags where one thing is mistaken for another. And the ending! Oh how I cried... @};-'-
Rated 08 Jul 2009
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 07 Aug 2007
5
91st
It's not a hilarious movie - Chaplin is so iconic and has been imitated so often, that some of the comedic scenes no longer pack the same punch - but it's amusing throughout with its fair share of laugh-out-loud moments (particularly the boxing match). Where this really shines is the romantic scenes - silent films are far less susceptible to the banality of some modern romances, due to their simplicity, and the romance here is downright heartwarming.
Rated 07 Aug 2007
lazyotterlazyotter
Rated 28 Jan 2015
30
12th
great ending but all movie is garbage. sorry, actually i'm not sorry, i hate charles chaplin's movies.
Rated 28 Jan 2015
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 30 Jul 2013
2
11th
couldn't finish this when i saw it. found the combination of irritating, trite slapstick and sappy schmaltzy emotional contrivance to be difficult to sit through.
Rated 30 Jul 2013
nepetaNepeta
Rated 17 Apr 2013
70
44th
It is funny, but I didn't find it hilarious like people say it is, and at times the humour feels forced or even irritating. It's a fine film, and is at its best when it sticks to romance, but I certainly don't consider it the masterpiece many critics and cinephiles do - give me Buster Keaton any day.
Rated 17 Apr 2013
lexlex
Rated 30 Jul 2012
95
91st
That Chaplin would go on to make some more masterpieces is certain, but this is the pinnacle of his career. No film captures the sheer beauty that only silent cinema can forge with as much perfection and heart as City Lights.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 12 Mar 2011
96
95th
This was the most charming romance I've ever seen on screen. Chaplin is a phenomenon. I guess no artist can carry so much feelings with his mimic and body language than Mr. Chaplin. The box fight taken by the short "The Champion" is my personal fun highlight in this movie. No one should miss "City Lights" in his movie collection. A rare and "silent" gem!
Rated 12 Mar 2011
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 30 Mar 2010
10
98th
City Lights is a very sweet and touching film. Loads of classic scenes and I love how all the little subplots actually go somewhere and are relevant to the story. It also accomplishes something only a truly great movie can - make you laugh then make you cry. The ending is one of the most magical and perfect things ever filmed. Lives up to its reputation - a classic.
Rated 30 Mar 2010
johnnyzombieJohnnyZombie
Rated 11 Feb 2009
95
95th
I really enjoyed this movie, but for some reason it didn't connect with me like Great Dictator did. However, the plot, direction, sound effects in this movie, Modern Times, and Great Dictator proved that while Chaplin's greatest strengths lied in his physicality, he was much more versatile than that.
Rated 11 Feb 2009
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 07 Jun 2008
96
99th
It's few movies that make you laugh AND cry. Well me anyway.
Rated 07 Jun 2008
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 06 Oct 2007
10
97th
A near perfect film, City Lights fills your heart with warmth and joy with its hilarious moments and heartrending ending.
Rated 06 Oct 2007
magbMagb
Rated 03 Jul 2007
90
85th
It's amazing just how much content Chaplin manages to put in such a short movie. Many scenes here are true classics, most notably the first scene with the flower girl, the boxing match and the final scene. Fewer scenes here made me laugh out loud than in Modern Times, but as a trade-off the romance scenes are more involving; in fact, they're easily the best part of the film -- other than Chaplin's perfect score, that is.
Rated 03 Jul 2007
quintonjaminQuintonjamin
Rated 22 Nov 2020
80
80th
Some very funny scenes and situations. I haven't seen many of Chaplin's movies, but this makes me want to watch more.
Rated 22 Nov 2020
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 16 Nov 2020
85
51st
90% of the comedy is Chaplin blindly reaching for something that has unknowingly been swapped for something else, but that boxing scene is truly great
Rated 16 Nov 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 31 Oct 2020
51
48th
Some great, timeless bits here, but there is plenty of fat and odd occurrences.
Rated 31 Oct 2020
pyrosexualpyrosexual
Rated 02 Aug 2020
85
79th
Way ahead of its time, homoerotically speaking. Also seems to be a major influence on John K.'s controversial "Littlest Tramp" episode of Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures. That what makes Chaplin relevant amiright?
Rated 02 Aug 2020
bownBown
Rated 23 Nov 2019
88
88th
Hey Ma, I finally saw a Chaplin! A delight.
Rated 23 Nov 2019
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 15 Sep 2019
90
84th
A genuinely sweet hearted and moving tale for Chaplin's tramp lacks the electric energy and focus of his best work (and dips into gushy sentiment a little too often); some of the more sly jokes work better here than the slapstick, especially the political "speeches" at the beginning, though the dark suicide sequence and ballroom set piece are hilarious highlights. Manipulative as it is, the finale is a masterful tear jerker supreme!
Rated 15 Sep 2019
zanginZangin
Rated 17 Jul 2018
77
78th
A whimsical, but occasionally outdated, slapstick extravaganza elevated by a truly beautiful ending.
Rated 17 Jul 2018
ceekay19Ceekay19
Rated 17 Feb 2018
50
10th
Eccentric Millionaire: "Am I driving?"
Rated 17 Feb 2018
comepeliculacomepelicula
Rated 18 Nov 2017
70
72nd
Quite good, the tramp has some very charming and funny moments and is well filmed, the thing is the story is strange because is like different ideas sticked together not always adding to the main story line. Anyways, enjoyable film and the final scene is magical.
Rated 18 Nov 2017
staryarabbistaryarabbi
Rated 01 Jul 2015
80
79th
I start to consider Chaplin's cinema as "formalsit comedy" because he tries to establish a strict formal unity in mise-en-scene as he "stages" the tircky and absurd events of the plot. In that sense it is also a defiant and resistant cinema, because like the tramp who under all circumstances -no matter how silly it is- tries to survive and succeed, Chaplin tries to fix the camera and lets the seemingly melodramatic plot to become transcendental thanks to the absurdity destroying the melodrama.
Rated 01 Jul 2015
twincinematwincinema
Rated 15 Jan 2015
85
85th
If James Agee considers the final scene to be the "greatest single piece of acting ever committed to celluloid", who am I to disagree, even if he wrote that in 1949?
Rated 15 Jan 2015
slugslug
Rated 07 Aug 2014
7
49th
Reasonably funny (though the laughs are cheap) and sweet. I don't really understand how it's so highly regarded but I am pretty ignorant of its era.
Rated 07 Aug 2014
malcymMalcym
Rated 01 Aug 2014
5
32nd
Slapstick is rarely my thing, and coupling it with Chaplin's schmaltz at its thickest makes this a tough sit for me. Occasional gems of comic timing shine through, as usual, and it frequently looks gorgeous. But not really for me.
Rated 01 Aug 2014
alberteAlbertE
Rated 18 Jun 2014
45
41st
یک کمدی کلاسیک! صحنه مخفی شدن چارلی پشت داور در رینگ بوکس واقعا خنده دار بود. انتهای فی 
Rated 18 Jun 2014
geohawkgeohawk
Rated 03 Jan 2014
75
30th
I probably should like this a whole lot more, but my near revulsion towards slapstick is probably keeping the impact of the pathos in the movie from hitting me like it should. For instance, the lead up to the boxing match was brilliant. The actual match was a total bore for me. All the applause for the ending, though, is right on.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
rufamRufam
Rated 25 Oct 2013
75
72nd
Although lots of the gags feel dated and the story is fairly simple and predictable, "City Lights" still succeeds as a bittersweet and poignant comedy/drama. Chaplin is, of course, affable as the Tramp and the plain love story at the center of the tale is a tender and compelling one (and it climaxes wonderfully in the iconic final scene). Overall, the film didn't enthrall as much as it probably 'should' but it definitely engaged me and moved me enough.
Rated 25 Oct 2013
punqPUNQ
Rated 23 Dec 2012
90
99th
A incredible touching love story mixed in between Charlie Chapin's fantastically timed vaudeville style comedy sketches. The end touches such an emotional nerve. Pure cinematic beauty. One of Chapin's greatest films. And to think this silent came when just about everyone had gone over to making talkies. Simply essential viewing.
Rated 23 Dec 2012
frankhowleyFrankHowley
Rated 20 Jul 2012
55
19th
It has a good ending, but I liked The Kid, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator much better. All the in between gags and sequences did nothing for me.
Rated 20 Jul 2012
w00dyW00DY
Rated 19 Jun 2012
93
98th
Hilarious and touching.
Rated 19 Jun 2012
actionbergActionberg
Rated 07 May 2011
85
84th
It's hard to explain the laughs I get from these movies; they often stem from the strangest of images and ideas. For example, the hardest I laughed came when a drunken Tramp rapidly sweeps up a woman to dance in a ballroom, accomplished with such ferocity and speed, as though he wanted so badly to imitate the aristocracy around him that he tries a little too hard. It's not a straight gag, exactly, but it just wound up being so funny to me. The ending deserves its legendary status.
Rated 07 May 2011
nobletNoblet
Rated 21 Oct 2010
81
73rd
While I didn't laugh very much (except at the hilarious boxing match scene), I did find the romance between the Tramp and the flower girl to be very touching. The ending warmed my cold, black heart.
Rated 21 Oct 2010
icarusIcarus
Rated 20 Oct 2009
100
99th
It's here more than any other film that Chaplin attains that sublime blend of life's tragedy with its comedy. We often find the two intertwined, or at the very least Charlie moving deftly from one to the other. The scenes with the flower girl pop off the screen with dramatic, and romantic power, while the failed suicide attempt and the boxing match deliver laughs that build and deepen as the scenes play out. City Lights is on the short list of must-sees in cinematic history.
Rated 20 Oct 2009
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 10 Sep 2009
83
97th
80 years on, and it's still one of the greatest endings of all time.
Rated 10 Sep 2009
penchupenchu
Rated 12 Jul 2009
70
55th
nice ending
Rated 12 Jul 2009
ocelotOcelot
Rated 07 May 2009
60
54th
I never liked Chaplin that much. Buster Keaton all the way, man.
Rated 07 May 2009
pompousasspompousass
Rated 04 Mar 2009
80
94th
Chaplin scrambles to some of his highest peaks -- dancing in the boxing ring, carousing woozily in a nightclub -- for the love of a girl who sells flowers on streetcorners, and who is blind, and who is beautiful.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
tathieltathiel
Rated 02 Oct 2008
88
92nd
A really good and fine movie, you can never go wrong with Chaplin. His movies are classic.
Rated 02 Oct 2008
frederFreder
Rated 05 Apr 2008
75
63rd
Too much pathos for my taste, but beautifully done.
Rated 05 Apr 2008
willofgaiawillofgaia
Rated 15 Feb 2008
98
95th
There honestly isn't a false note in the entire film. Upon rewatch, I may decide this film is perfect. The final scene is heartwrenchingly beautiful.
Rated 15 Feb 2008
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 10 Apr 2007
75
90th
Excellent gags one after another with an essential story. This is a crystal clear slapstick, possibly one of the best of genre. My favorite is the opening statue gag.
Rated 10 Apr 2007
stainStain
Rated 30 Mar 2007
0
8th
Sorry, but I hate Chaplin's features
Rated 30 Mar 2007
boyd_crowderBoyd Crowder
Rated 24 Mar 2007
92
97th
It certainly is one of his best films, might even be his finest ... great comedy with lots of romantic and melodramatic tones, got to love it!
Rated 24 Mar 2007
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 28 Feb 2007
65
25th
I hate admitting that I don't like Chaplin. It makes me feel like a bad person. But he just doesn't ring my bells. Most of his gags are really predictable (gee, I wonder if he'll get knocked in the river again!) but maybe that's just because he's been so often imitated. I actually like him more as a romantic actor than a comedic one, so those bits of City Lights appealed to me. The rest of it I didn't care for.
Rated 28 Feb 2007
rotaciravrotacirav
Rated 18 Sep 2024
53
58th
If Keaton solely relies on great stunts, Chaplin solely relies on being a great pantomime – there isn’t really anything else of note here, although the schmaltz contains a genuinely humane ingredient that sets it apart from standard Hollywood fare. But at least Keaton seamlessly connects his stunts into a continuing (terribly boring) story, whereas I found Chaplin’s constant fades to black that separate the many sketches the film is made of really annoying.
Rated 18 Sep 2024
guyevertonguyeverton
Rated 09 Sep 2024
80
56th
I loved the boxing scene; much of the other comedy left me a little cold, although of course it is still highly memorable. Of its time and all that, but I feel like having seen the Tramp's slapstick in other movies, more of the same in better picture quality didn't hit as hard. Romantically it was sweet, but the ending didn't move me to tears (or close) as it seemingly has with so many others.
Rated 09 Sep 2024
cromcrom
Rated 19 Jul 2024
80
89th
Chaplin masterpiece movie
Rated 19 Jul 2024
deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 16 Jul 2024
85
84th
The ending is just such an overflow of emotion- I think it kind of retroactively gives life to the scattershot nature of the film. Lots of the slapstick is, naturally, dated but there are moments of gold (boxing scene especially). Can easily see why this is so special to so many.
Rated 16 Jul 2024
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 16 May 2024
85
88th
The timing is superb, particularly during the boxing sequence, it had me in stiches.
Rated 16 May 2024
christianmchristianm
Rated 30 Apr 2024
80
76th
Great for an old movie.
Rated 30 Apr 2024
sylviesylvie
Rated 05 Jan 2024
70
49th
I loved Modern Times SO MUCH more.
Rated 05 Jan 2024
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 17 Dec 2023
60
55th
It's a heartfelt story with some nice moments of physical comedy and the ending is genuinely touching, but it is mostly slow and laborious (at least compared to the other Chaplin films that I've seen to date)
Rated 17 Dec 2023
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 25 Jun 2022
64
51st
It's easy to see why City Lights captured the admiration of a Depression-era audience. Many of Chaplin's slapstick routines are indeed timeless, but the pacing of the film as a whole is poor. For example, I liked the whistle sequence but found it lacked a punchline. I also found the soundtrack to be a little overbearingly mawkish at times.
Rated 25 Jun 2022
heliophageHeliophage
Rated 08 May 2022
74
91st
Essentially a straightforward revisitation of so many of the familiar moments from Chaplin's shorts (the drunk scenes, a big boxing set-piece, etc.). And Chaplin was as on-form as ever, in no small thanks to a drawn-out production and insistence on getting everything just so. There's a great deal of sentimental value in that in 1931, just as the rise of sound was ushering out so many fixtures of the old silent style (and if there was one thing Chaplin loved above all, it was sentimentality).
Rated 08 May 2022
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
70
45th
7?????
Rated 06 Aug 2021
hotsakehotsake
Rated 08 Jul 2021
76
88th
Chaplin was great in this and the movie was a lot of fun but the ending was a huge letdown.
Rated 08 Jul 2021
arossaross
Rated 22 Nov 2020
88
82nd
Easy to watch, mostly very funny, and I especially enjoyed the boxing scene.
Rated 22 Nov 2020
jdm123JDM123
Rated 09 Jun 2019
100
84th
Maybe the best Little Tramp film. The ending will leave you in tears.
Rated 09 Jun 2019
napolenbradynapolenbrady
Rated 20 Feb 2019
94
93rd
94.00
Rated 20 Feb 2019
rottentRottenT
Rated 21 Mar 2018
98
96th
One of the best underdog romance movies ever, with an ending that will light up any heart.
Rated 21 Mar 2018
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 10 Mar 2018
100
94th
Possibly the most adorable thing I've ever seen.
Rated 10 Mar 2018
goldblumingGoldbluming
Rated 15 Feb 2018
91
90th
The Tramp has a lot to teach us
Rated 15 Feb 2018
mr_mocataMr. Mocata
Rated 08 Feb 2018
75
60th
75
Rated 08 Feb 2018
ofterdingenOfterdingen
Rated 02 Oct 2017
80
93rd
Charming.
Rated 02 Oct 2017
onyedionyedi
Rated 25 Aug 2017
91
94th
Rewatched on February 18th, 2022. One of the most influential movies in the history of cinema. Comedy is brilliant throughout movie and the boxing scene is even better, maybe the best scene of comedy ever. Also, it's one of the most romantic movies of all time.
Rated 25 Aug 2017
montycircusMontyCircus
Rated 25 Aug 2017
20
12th
I hate silent movies, but I thought I'd give the greatest silent movie ever made a try. For me, watching a silent movie is like sitting through a 90-minute commercial break on mute. The days of slapstick where watching people repeatedly falling into pools of water is amusing has long passed. "HAHA I get it! It's funny because they're all WET now! HAHAHA!"
Rated 25 Aug 2017
drrobertdr_Robert
Rated 26 Feb 2017
3
41st
En svala gör ingen sommar. En serie sketcher löst sammanhållna av en mycket tunn ramberättelse. Några av sketcherna är småskojiga och boxningssketchen är riktigt rolig. Men när filmen trots att den bara är 87 minuter lång ändå får mig att längta efter slutet räcker det bara till en trea. Chaplin och slapstick är inte min grej.
Rated 26 Feb 2017
zoinkzoink
Rated 20 Sep 2016
70
73rd
This is the first of Chaplin that I have seen. In general I have trouble with many monumental older films. Criticker predicts I'll give this a 90. Unfortunately I can't quite put myself in the mindset of appreciating them for what they are, vaudeville slapstick just isn't my thing.
Rated 20 Sep 2016
calabriaCalabria
Rated 05 Sep 2016
75
33rd
silent films like this are great for looking back at our cultural history, but there's a reason "talkies" made them obsolete
Rated 05 Sep 2016
zmoatszmoats
Rated 20 Jul 2016
96
97th
Is there anyone that can inspire more joy than Charlie Chaplin? Anyone more endearing? After watching City Lights, I'm certain the answer to both of those questions is no. He brings happiness to both the gags in films, like the one to start the film or the one in the boxing ring, and to the tender moments, like the act of falling in love. That will forever remain special and needed. Thanks, Charlie. Thank you for everything.
Rated 20 Jul 2016
monisitMonisit
Rated 22 Apr 2016
81
68th
Great Chaplin film. Has the humor and has the heart. I just found that it never really focused too much on the blind girl, the reason for all of this. The score varies in quality, but it really dips down in the boxing scene (still a great scene). It's just shy from being my favorite Chaplin film.
Rated 22 Apr 2016
bofbof
Rated 23 Feb 2016
89
96th
A bit overlong, but on a whole possibly the best of Chaplin's more-or-less straight-up comedies. The slapstick advances the plot and characterization, the plot stays simple enough without being dumb, and the final scene hits you right in the gut. I love that the rich guy never gets an epiphany; these people just find whatever happiness they can find in the shadow of a society that doesn't care about them.
Rated 23 Feb 2016
francogonzoFrancoGonzo
Rated 22 Feb 2016
17
93rd
Star Rating: ★★★★1/2
Rated 22 Feb 2016
le_mamile mami
Rated 18 Jan 2016
65
59th
Hard to hate this movie and Chaplin's character even if you don't like his "comedy" but really this movie has its sweetness and charm.
Rated 18 Jan 2016
cherroristcherrorist
Rated 15 Dec 2015
95
98th
Incredible how a movie this old can still feel so current.
Rated 15 Dec 2015
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
Rated 09 Nov 2015
90
94th
I've seen other silent films but not anything by Chaplin. I went in expecting to see 80 minutes of frying pans in the face but was pleased to learn that Chaplin's physical comedy was something much more eloquent and sophisticated. In fact, Overall it's a very well-crafted film, from the mounting tension in the locker room before the fight, to the hilarious choreography of the boxing match itself, and of course, to the beautifully touching final scene that almost brought tears to my eyes.
Rated 09 Nov 2015
babaracusbabaracus
Rated 20 Sep 2015
9
91st
fucking charlie chaplin man
Rated 20 Sep 2015
patmanpatman
Rated 15 Jul 2015
60
43rd
Adored "Modern Times" which was my first Chaplin movie but I haven't really had the same experience with his other movies. Individually many of the scenes are entertaining but it struggles with its momentum and development to truly engage. The boxing scene stands out as the funniest while the last scene is both heartwarming and unforgettable.
Rated 15 Jul 2015
judicaretjudicaret
Rated 07 May 2015
81
76th
I loved Chaplin's comedies as a kid. Though it was unappealing to see in-a-way the same character with different girl in each film. This was my favourite when it comes to the serious side ...And it's the one that ends with such ambiguous note!
Rated 07 May 2015
dardandardan
Rated 05 May 2015
60
58th
A bunch of mostly unrelated scenes and gags eventually strung together by a narrative of love that functions as a tool through which characterization is able to take place; not by gradual differentation in the disposition of Chaplin, but by having the viewer project their own feelings on him. The continuous contrast of the bittersweet background being actual to the viewer but unbeknownst to Chaplin fails mostly in its comedic intent, but succeeds in its transient and endearing effect.
Rated 05 May 2015
gr8googlyGr8Googly
Rated 15 Mar 2015
92
96th
I had no idea a silent film could be so good.
Rated 15 Mar 2015
jnsonejijnsoneji
Rated 01 Dec 2014
95
83rd
Chaplin is amazing again in this movie. Despite being very old, the movie presents a today like feel. The most hilarious scene is of the boxing ring. :-)
Rated 01 Dec 2014
imagemoimagemo
Rated 29 Oct 2014
96
98th
Charlie Chaplin's greatest achievement is achieved in the final 20 seconds of the film in which he looks at Virginia Cherrill. No other scene is as bittersweet in any other silent comedy film and maybe in film history.
Rated 29 Oct 2014
yiannosYiannos
Rated 29 Oct 2014
83
95th
Rewatch. Definitely appealed to me more the second time. Chaplin mixes humour and pathos in a manner that nearly obliterates the need for categories altogether. His observations about class are funny and tragic at the same time; in this world, class is the ultimate marker, the primary locus of identification, and he never lets you forget it, even when he is going for laughs. The end result is a moving depiction of life's struggles made bearable through the pursuit of noble ideals.
Rated 29 Oct 2014
boomdiddlyboomdiddly
Rated 11 Oct 2014
62
48th
While I absolutely LOVED the boxing scene (the build-up, choreography, and comedic timing is simply perfect) and the ending, the rest of the film is a bit hit-or-miss. At the end of the day, I just don't find Chaplin as laugh-out-loud funny as Keaton. Still unquestionably a classic, though.
Rated 11 Oct 2014
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 03 Jul 2014
80
78th
It's widely considered Chaplin's best film by many people but I just didn't get the same laughs I got from some of his others. That's not to say this movie is bad or unfunny, because it's neither. The ending did hit me as hard as all the people that love it so much.
Rated 03 Jul 2014
mrkbinghammrkbingham
Rated 25 Jun 2014
95
94th
This movie is about some much more than the constant laughter it provides. A rich, intricate love story that explores the notions of fidelity, judgement and working hard for a relationship. 'The Tramp' at his absolute best.
Rated 25 Jun 2014
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 03 Jan 2014
90
91st
Filler makes sense in the long run
Rated 03 Jan 2014
cclxndrcclxndr
Rated 30 Sep 2013
100
99th
I'm obsessed with Chaplin because he knew the heavy impact that only film can endure. City is such a simple human story, that magnifies the absurdity of class discrimination and charmingly showcases the power of love when we finally see eye to eye. The ending is a cinematic marvel for a reason - definitely one of the most poignant I've ever seen.
Rated 30 Sep 2013
colten97Colten97
Rated 16 Sep 2013
100
88th
"City Lights" trumps them all, with its sweet and hopeful central romance between the Tramp and the Flower Girl; the vaudeville slapstick of the Tramp's misadventures with the millionaire; the boxing match, in which the Tramp tries to earn money for the Flower Girl for eye surgery; and finally, that final scene, where the Tramp and Flower Girl see each other. for the first time, as they truly are. Music swells. The End. Anybody have a kleenex?
Rated 16 Sep 2013
gokseltuzungokseltuzun
Rated 17 Aug 2013
94
81st
modern zamanlar kadar güzel olmasa da harika bir film yapmıs yine sarlo ve izlerken yine yine yine dedim ki ne kadar cok filmde adamda fikir çalınmış hele ki yeşilçam olarak ne sömürmüşler çarli babayı mekanın cennet olsun çarli baba
Rated 17 Aug 2013
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 11 Aug 2013
88
92nd
60 minutes of Chaplin getting hammered. Who's arguing?
Rated 11 Aug 2013
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 24 Jul 2013
8
98th
yes, i can see now.
Rated 24 Jul 2013
moviefan1997Moviefan1997
Rated 10 Jun 2013
90
58th
Slow at times but this is heartwarming. Chaplin was a genius and this is considered his very best. Classic comedy, still works well today.
Rated 10 Jun 2013
droogDroog
Rated 15 Dec 2012
100
0th
Charlie's masterpiece... It made me feel so many emotions... And it has one of the best endings I've ever seen... You simply have to see it...
Rated 15 Dec 2012
zarkonZarkon
Rated 11 Aug 2012
87
81st
Doesn't reach the heights of comedy and drama that the Gold Rush did, in my opinion, but I loved the ending.
Rated 11 Aug 2012

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