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The Kid (1921)

NR ★ 8.1/10 68 min Comedy, Drama United States English
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Writer: Charlie Chaplin
Streaming on:
6 reels of Joy.

Description

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

Trailer

Top Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin A Tramp
Jackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan The Kid
Carl Miller
Carl Miller The Man
Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance The Woman
Albert Austin
Albert Austin Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)
Beulah Bains
Beulah Bains Bride (uncredited)
Nellie Bly Baker
Nellie Bly Baker Slum Nurse (uncredited)
Henry Bergman
Henry Bergman Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)

The Kid Appears on 9 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #795
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #138
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #377

Critic Curated

Entertainment Weekly’s 55 Essential Movies Kids Must Experience (Before they turn 13)
Entertainment Weekly #12
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #60
The Observers Christmas Films
The Observer #18

Filmmaker Curation

Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #01

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 highest-rated 1920-1929 films
Letterboxd #06
The Top-Rated Movie of Every Year by Letterboxd Users
Letterboxd #07

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