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City Lights

1931 · 87 min · Director: Charlie Chaplin ★ IMDb 8.5 · 218,866 ratings

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A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

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City Lights (1931) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Humor 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Humor25%
  2. Love15%
  3. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Humor, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Humor and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 8.5/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Cast

VC
Virginia Cherrill

FL
Florence Lee

HM
Harry Myers

EB
Eddie Baker

EB
Eddie Baker

Boxing Fight Referee (uncredited)

BB
Buster Brodie

JC
Jeanne Carpenter

Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)

TD
Tom Dempsey

Boxer (uncredited)

JD
James Donnelly

Street Sweepers' Foreman (uncredited)

RE
Ray Erlenborn

Newsboy (uncredited)

RG
Robert Graves

Police Officer (uncredited)

CH
Charles Hammond

Street Passerby (uncredited)

JH
Joseph Herrick

Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)

AJ
Austen Jewell

Newsboy (uncredited)

WK
Willie Keeler

Boxer (uncredited)

RP
Robert Parrish

Newsboy (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Charlie Chaplin
Written by
Charlie Chaplin, Harry Crocker, Harry Carr
Type
Movies
Released
1931
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.5 · 218,866 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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