City Lights (1931)

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Directed By Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Starring Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin  •  Virginia Cherrill Virginia Cherrill  •  Florence Lee Florence Lee  •  Harry Myers Harry Myers  •  Al Ernest Garcia Al Ernest Garcia Genres Comedy Drama  •  Comedy  •  Drama  •  Melodrama  •  Romance  •  Romantic Comedy  •  Silent Film  •  Urban Comedy Studios &
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Release Info 1931-02-06T00:00:00Z February 6, 1931
B&W  •  87 minutes G Rated G
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TP1128

TP1128 on 10/24/2012 Reply  · 

City Lights is masterpiece. Simple as that.

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joshua528491

joshua528491 on 2/8/2014 Reply  · 

I just saw it for the second time. It's now in my top 20! Not only is it really funny, but it has a lot of heart to it.

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cheesydog1

cheesydog1 on 5/20/2014 Reply  · 

Yes a masterpiece it is and it shall

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Wade92

Wade92 on 12/22/2014 Reply  · 

This film says so much with so little. Absolutely brilliant.

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Koroy

Koroy on 3/14/2015 Reply  · 

One of the greatest comedy movie ever

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TommyDoyle78

TommyDoyle78 on 8/30/2015 Reply  · 

Brilliance!

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Eagleskywalker87

Eagleskywalker87 on 9/26/2017 Reply  · 

Comments above says it all. Just a cinematic masterpiece with a lot of charm and cleverness!

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clomsoga

clomsoga on 9/8/2020 Reply  · 

Chaplins Best Ive seen yet!

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