The Circus (1928)
Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 72 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance
67.2 TOPICAL score · #896 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
The Circus (1928, directed by Charlie Chaplin) has a TOPICAL score of 67.2 - ranked 896 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 90. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (921 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 50 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 90
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (921 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 50 languages
- Still read6,747 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Charlie Chaplin (actor #6), Al Ernest Garcia, Merna Kennedy, Harry Crocker
“Some critics consider it and The Gold Rush to be Chaplin's two best comedies.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10