Modern Times (1936)
Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 87 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance
89.7 TOPICAL score · #109 of 6,776 films
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Modern Times (1936, directed by Charlie Chaplin) has a TOPICAL score of 89.7 - ranked 109 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 96. Audiences: TMDB 8.3/10 (4,227 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 60 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 96
- AudienceTMDB 8.3/10 (4,227 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 60 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read22,557 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Charlie Chaplin (actor #6), Paulette Goddard (actor #552), Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford
“Modern Times has won many awards and honors, and is widely considered one of the greatest films ever.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10