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City Lights

True Blind Love

1931 · 1h 27m · G Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by Charlie Chaplin

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Overview

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

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All reviews
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh

That final scene. Last week, CNN asked -- in "The Screening Room's Top 10 Romantic Moments" -- whether this was the most touching film moment of all time. Could be. Either way, if it doesn't move you, you're beyond human reach.

Mark Bourne, Film.com
Fresh

Only someone with slow-drying cement in their veins wouldn't be moved.

David Fear, Time Out New York
Fresh

With its themes of selflessness and grace, as well as its graceful intertwining of comedy and pathos, this is a fine time for a revisit.

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Fresh

Is this film still funny after 76 years? I think and hope it is.

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh

The British comic is still the consummate pantomimist, unquestionably one of the greatest the stage or screen has ever known.

Sid Silverman, Variety

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