Movie Information
Overall Rank: 1953
Average Rating: 2.9/4
# of Ratings: 127
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1992
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 10/14/2008
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Richard Attenborough
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Moira Kelly, Anthony Hopkins, Dan Aykroyd, Marisa Tomei
Plot: The life and times of Charlie Chaplin: from his first stage performance before the age of ten to Vaudeville, to Mack Sennett's movies, to making his own movies, to winning an Oscar. -- sapien
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3/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/25/2019
Spanning over the film legend's era-defining career, it captures a broad collection of Chaplin's most humorous and heart-breaking moments in life with Robert Downey Jr.'s impeccable performance leading the way.
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3/4
Matthew Brady - wrote on 02/10/2014
The life and times of Charlie Chaplin: from his first stage performance before the age of ten to Vaudeville, to Mack Sennett's movies, to making his own movies, to winning an Oscar. Robert Downey Jr. was a great casting choice in the film, the movie started of great but then the movie went a bit boring.
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Chaplin review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 09/25/2012
Fictional character George Hayden (Anthony Hopkins) talks to Charles Chaplin (Robert Downey Jr.) about his life. The impressive casting and screenplay did the movie justice. It does however lacks that entertainment value. It was interesting to learn Chaplin's roots and love life, though it has some laughable moments and Robert Downy Jr. did a splendid job of his portrayal. Best lines: Charlie Chaplin - "If you want to understand me, watch my movies." "Nothing quite like it. The feeling of film." and Hoover - "From my way of thinking, Motion Pictures are potentially the most influential form of communication ever invented. And there's no control over it." Chaplin is a good look at one of the motion picture geniuses/icons who ever existed while witnessing the golden age of "talkies" …
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