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Modern Times

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1936 · 1h 27m · G Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by Charlie Chaplin

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A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..

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98%
Tomatometer
Fresh

One of the many remarkable things about Charlie Chaplin is that his films continue to hold up, to attract and delight audiences.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

The picture is grand fun and sound entertainment, though silent. It's the old Chaplin at his best, looking at his best -- young, pathetic and a very funny guy.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

It's the coldest of [Chaplin's] major features, though no less brilliant for it.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh

The opening sequence in Chaplin's second Depression masterpiece, of the Tramp on the assembly line, is possibly his greatest slapstick encounter with the 20th century.

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Chaplin's political and philosophical naivety now seems as remarkable as his gift for pantomime.

Derek Adams, Time Out

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