Charlie Chaplin

Director and actor. Born 16 April 1889 in Walworth, London, England, UK. Died 25 December 1977.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 6 titles

Oscar1 won · 3 nominated

Born

16 April 1889, Walworth, London, England, UK

Died

25 December 1977

Active

1921–1947

Frequently works with

Henry Bergman, Paulette Goddard

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

80Critics

We rate Charlie’s work 6 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Lead roles: 6 of 6 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films
Screen time: 10 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $27m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1921–1947

Genres

Comedy6
Drama5
Romance2
Adventure1
Crime1
War1

Best and worst on Fi1m

89BestCity Lights1931

80WorstThe Great Dictator1940

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

751910s

141920s

51930s

61940s

71950s

61960s

11970s

31980s

31990s

92000s

112010s

32020s

Co-stars most worked with

Henry Bergman2 titles

Paulette Goddard2 titles