List of the best Charles Chaplin movies: City Lights(1931), Modern Times(1936), The Great Dictator(1940), The Gold Rush(1925), The Circus(1928), Limelight(1952), A King in New York(1957), A Woman of Paris(1923), 30 Years of Fun(1963), Tillie's Punctured Romance(1914), A Countess From Hong Kong(1967), Pay Day(1922) ... ...
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
1931
87 Minutes
Director
Charles Chaplin Virginia Cherrill Harry Myers Hank Mann Al Ernest Garcia Florence Lee Henry Bergman Albert Austin John Rand James Donnelly Robert Parrish
tramp blind person millionaire grandmother amusing heartwarming charming city street boxing ring bridge love mistaken identity wealth virtue love sacrifice transformation 1920s
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.
Comedy
USA
1936
89 Minutes
Director
Charles Chaplin Paulette Goddard Henry Bergman Tiny Sandford Chester Conklin Hank Mann Stanley Blystone Cecil Reynolds
factory worker orphan police officer amusing witty playful countryside factory prison nightclub aspirations modernization man vs. machine adventure discovery escape underdog 1930s
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Comedy
USA
1940
128 Minutes
Director
Charles Chaplin Paulette Goddard Jack Oakie Reginald Gardiner Henry Daniell Billy Gilbert Maurice Moscovich Emma Dunn Grace Hayle Carter DeHaven Bernard Gorcey
barber dictator girl adviser hilarious cheeky dark incredible europe airplane hospital barbershop government offices stadium anti-semitism fascism persecution propaganda world war i loyalty
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
1925
82 Minutes
Director
Charles Chaplin Mack Swain Tom Murray Georgia Hale Betty Morrissey Kay Deslys Joan Lowell Malcolm Waite Henry Bergman John Rand Heinie Conklin
tramp fugitive pretty woman prospector amusing witty playful yukon wilderness cabin expedition survival confinement gold rush unrequited love quest discovery adventure love 1890s
A prospector goes to the Klondike in search of gold and finds it and more.
Comedy
USA
1928
72 Minutes
Director
Charles Chaplin Merna Kennedy Al Ernest Garcia Harry Crocker Stanley Sanford John Rand George Davis Henry Bergman Steve Murphy Betty Morrissey Tiny Sandford
tramp beautiful woman ringmaster acrobat police officer magician playful madcap endearing hilarious big top cage fun house backstage wedding false accusations unrequited love circus love triangle performance
The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1952
145 Minutes
Director
Charles Chaplin Claire Bloom Sydney Chaplin Nigel Bruce Buster Keaton Norman Lloyd Andre Eglevsky Melissa Hayden
clown dancer composer theater owner amusing melodramatic sad london stage dressing room office street apartment theater ambition love aging rise sacrifice love
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1957
105 Minutes
Director
Charles Chaplin Dawn Addams Oliver Johnston Maxine Audley Jerry Desmonde Sidney James Joan Ingram Michael Chaplin John McLaren Phil Brown
king young boy communist queen revolutionary amusing witty new york city paris television studio television communism social commentary royalty mccarthyism rivalry rescue 1950s
A recently-deposed European monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity and is later wrongly accused of being a Communist.
Drama, Romance
USA
1923
81 Minutes
Director
Edna Purviance Adolphe Menjou Carl Miller Lydia Knott Charles French Clarence Geldart Betty Morrissey Malvina Polo Henry Bergman Harry Northrup Charles Chaplin
artist aristocrat clerk train conductor bleak emotional paris love class distinctions desire abandonment love fall discovery 1920s
A kept woman runs into her former fiancé and finds herself torn between love and comfort.
Documentary
USA
1963
85 Minutes
charles chaplin buster keaton stan laurel oliver hardy comedian greta garbo madcap charming engaging film set united states comedy filmmaking film history performance chases silent movies quest transformation 1920s
Released during the sixties wave for nostalgia, this film celebrates the antics of the seven greatest silent film comedians.
Comedy
USA
1914
73 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Marie Dressler Mack Swain Mabel Normand Charles Bennett Joe Bordeaux Chester Conklin Edgar Kennedy Charlie Chase Charles Murray
heiress father uncle con artist girlfriend police officer hilarious melodramatic frenetic restaurant mountain movie theater city mansion party city vs. country inheritance con game marrying for money feminism
A con man from the city dupes a wealthy country girl into marriage.
Romance
UK
1967
108 Minutes
Director
Marlon Brando Sophia Loren Tippi Hedren Sydney Chaplin Patrick Cargill Michael Medwin Oliver Johnston John Paul Angela Scoular Margaret Rutherford Peter Bartlett
In Hong Kong, the ambassador returning to America meets the Russian countess, a refugee without a passport, who decides to hide in his cabin.
Comedy
1922
28 Minutes
Director
Charles Chaplin Phyllis Allen Mack Swain Edna Purviance Syd Chaplin Albert Austin John Rand Henry Bergman Al Ernest Garcia
Comedy
1919
41 Minutes
Director
Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance Tom Wilson Tom Terriss Henry Bergman Loyal Underwood
Comedy
1914
17 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Mabel Normand Mack Swain Hank Mann Harry McCoy
Comedy, War
1918
46 Minutes
Director
Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance Syd Chaplin Jack Wilson Henry Bergman Albert Austin Tom Wilson John Rand Loyal Underwood
infantryman frenchwoman prince emperor german soldier witty madcap amusing lighthearted hilarious france world war i dream vs. reality occupied france heroism courage escape quest rise underdog
Comedy
1914
16 Minutes
Waiter
Charles Chaplin Mabel Normand Harry McCoy Chester Conklin Edgar Kennedy Minta Durfee Phyllis Allen Joseph Swickard Alice Davenport
Comedy
1918
33 Minutes
Director
Charlie rescues a stray from other dogs, and together they meet Edna after finding a wallet full of cash.
Comedy
1969
85 Minutes
the little tramp girl fat person cheery lighthearted cheeky new york city movie set show business actors movie making charlie chaplin quest transformation 1910s
This feature-length documentary consists of footage from Chaplin's early short films for Mack Sennett's Keystone Film Company alongside silent comedy legends Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
Romance
1916
23 Minutes
Director
Eric Campbell Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance
stagehand supervisor aspiring actress striker cross-dresser colleague amusing witty hilarious madcap lighthearted hysterical american south movie studio slapstick disguise protest filmmaking overworked evil plot
An overwhelmed set dresser (Charles Chaplin) at a film studio helps a young woman (Edna Purviance) find a job there, while his co-workers strike against the tyrannical boss.
Romance
1916
23 Minutes
Director
Eric Campbell Charles Chaplin Edna Purviance
stagehand supervisor aspiring actress striker cross-dresser colleague amusing witty hilarious madcap lighthearted hysterical american south movie studio slapstick disguise protest filmmaking overworked evil plot
An overwhelmed set dresser (Charles Chaplin) at a film studio helps a young woman (Edna Purviance) find a job there, while his co-workers strike against the tyrannical boss.
Comedy
1914
17 Minutes
Drunk
Mabel Normand Charles Chaplin Chester Conklin Alice Davenport Harry McCoy
A drunk Tramp is trying to find his room at a hotel when he meets Mabel, who is locked out of her room; they eventually end up in the room of an old man with an extremely jealous wife who sees Mabel hiding under the bed.
Documentary
USA
1961
93 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charles Chaplin Ben Turpin Mack Sennett Douglas Fairbanks
actor comedian magician cop amusing engaging city wilderness america actors silent movies historical events adventure rescue quest 1920s
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s. It starts with a 1905 look at French comedy, goes through the 1910s with ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1921
74 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Marguerite De La Motte William Lowery Gerald Pring Morris Hughes Barbara La Marr Frank Campeau Jeanne Carpenter Charles Chaplin Mary Pickford Charles Stevens
Eccentric inventor Charlie Jackson tries to interest wealthy investors in his girlfriend's plan to help children from poor neighborhoods.
Drama, Romance
USA
1923
81 Minutes
Director
Edna Purviance Adolphe Menjou Carl Miller Lydia Knott Charles French Clarence Geldart Betty Morrissey Malvina Polo Henry Bergman Harry Northrup Charles Chaplin
artist aristocrat clerk train conductor bleak emotional paris love class distinctions desire abandonment love fall discovery 1920s
A kept woman runs into her former fiancé and finds herself torn between love and comfort.
Comedy
USA
1928
82 Minutes
Marion Davies William Haines Dell Henderson Paul Ralli Tenen Holtz Harry Gribbon Sidney Bracey Polly Moran Albert Conti John Gilbert Mae Murray
actress actor studio head director father emotional charming studio hollywood, calif. theater ambition fame filmmaking love triangle love rise transformation 1920s
A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.
Romance
UK
1967
108 Minutes
Director
Marlon Brando Sophia Loren Tippi Hedren Sydney Chaplin Patrick Cargill Michael Medwin Oliver Johnston John Paul Angela Scoular Margaret Rutherford Peter Bartlett
In Hong Kong, the ambassador returning to America meets the Russian countess, a refugee without a passport, who decides to hide in his cabin.