The Kid

1921 · 68 min · EN · NR · 8.1 (2,472 votes)

Dir. Charlie Chaplin · Starring Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, Beulah Bains · Music Charlie Chaplin

“6 reels of Joy.”

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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.

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A deeply heartwarming and often hilarious experience, tinged with poignant bittersweetness. This classic silent film, with its steady pace and black and white aesthetic, beautifully explores themes of found family and resilience through a lens of humanist storytelling and timeless slapstick. It's a sentimental journey of love.

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