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Modern Times (1936) | Ranked Top 1% · CriticCrunch

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Modern Times

Movie1936·87 min

Modern Times

Directed by Charlie Chaplin

Comedy Drama Romance

A comedy drama film directed by Charlie Chaplin.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 1%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

8.3/10

4K ratings

About Modern Times

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...

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: survival of spirit, freedom rebellion, early 1900s, historical event, urban, workplace, prison, romantic partners, outsider misfit, underdog, fish out of water, escape chase, rise and fall, romcom meet cute

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Details

Director: Charlie Chaplin
Language: English

Cast

Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman

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How Modern Times Ranks

All movies

Top 1%

1930s movies

Top 1%

Comedy movies

Top 1%

1930s Comedy movies

Top 2%

★Charlie Chaplin filmsTop 4%

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

Modern Times Vibe

What it feels like

briskbittersweetmoderateapproachablecomedy-drivenpersonalheartfelt

playful

cozy

What it's about

fish out of waterescape chaserise & fallsurvival of spiritfreedom rebellionoutsider misfitunderdogromantic partnershistorical eventmeet-cuteurbanworkplaceprisonearly 1900s

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

comedy-driven 9/9comedy 9/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful