Modern Times (re-release)
Metascore
96 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    An ungainly masterpiece, but Chaplin's ungainliness is something one can grow fond of.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    100
    Chaplin's sentimental politics and peerless comic invention dovetailed more perfectly in this film than in any other he made.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    100
    Charlie Chaplin finally got around to acknowledging the 20th century in this 1936 film, which substitutes machine-age gags for the fading Victoriana of his other work. Consequently, it's the coldest of his major features, though no less brilliant for it.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    80
    Remains Chaplin's most sustained burlesque of authority.

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User Score
9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. ChrisM.
    10
    Superb film by a great artist, one not to be missed.
  2. Compi24
    9
    Chaplin once again constructs a positively amusing, yet thematically pragmatic film with "Modern Times."
  3. koundinya
    10
    Funny depiction of the Great Depression brought out by Charles Chaplin's direction. One movie that leaves you jaw-dropped and at the same time provides rib-tickling entertainment. Hats off! Pun intended.… Full Review »
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