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Chaplin (1992) | Ranked Top 16% · CriticCrunch

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Chaplin

Movie1992·145 min

Chaplin

Directed by Richard Attenborough

An Oscar-nominated drama film directed by Richard Attenborough.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 16%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

1K ratings

About Chaplin

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Stylized
Story Tags: ambition hubris, family dysfunction, early 1900s, politics, showbiz media, los angeles, london, international, mentor student, outsider misfit, anti hero, nonlinear flashback, rise and fall, frame story

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Details

Director: Richard Attenborough
Language: English

Cast

Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actor (1992)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Production Design (1992)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Score (1992)

How Chaplin Ranks

All movies

Top 16%

1990s movies

Top 15%

Drama movies

Top 15%

1990s Drama movies

Top 16%

★Richard Attenborough films#2 of 9

Top 16% 1990s Drama movies.

Second-best Richard Attenborough film, behind Gandhi.

the vibe

Chaplin Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchepicearnest

contemplative

stylized

What it's about

nonlinear flashbackrise & fallframe storyambition hubrisfamily dysfunctionoutsider misfitanti-heromentor studentpoliticsshowbiz & mediaLos Angeleslondoninternationalearly 1900s

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet