Modern Times fingerprintVery funny, big heart.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic and moving
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Society, class and money, and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout score, cinematography, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Modern Times is fast-paced.
Nostalgic and moving
Emotionally, it's nostalgic, moving, and romantic.
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Expect plenty of slapstick and situational comedy.
Society, class and money, and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around society, class and money, and technology. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout score, cinematography, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the score, cinematography, and editing stand out.
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He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply...the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius!
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Modern Times is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, TCM, and HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, YouTube Free, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 92/100 (IMDb 8.5, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 96). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 27 min
Modern Times runs 1 h 27 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Modern Times higher (97) than audiences (89). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some xx. Produced in United States.
+36GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Modern Times in 50 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 62 storytelling tropes for Modern Times, including Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass, Sanity Slippage, Imagine Spot.
8.5
