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Chaplin
1992
· Movie
· 143 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1966
- IMDb #1119
- Google retired #1318
- Rotten Tomatoes #2304
- Metacritic #3162
- Letterboxd #1766
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3239
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1562
- Metacritic Critics #3723
- Metacritic Audience #2026
- Criticker #995
- Kinopoisk #368
- AlloCiné #737
- Trakt #1393
Every rating
47–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 47, highest is Google on 90. Critics average 54, everyone else 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The life of a legendary silent film comedian is traced from his impoverished childhood in London to his peak as a global icon. The story explores his groundbreaking work in cinema, his turbulent personal relationships, and his constant battles with studio executives and political controversies that shaped his extraordinary career.
Details
- Director
- Richard Attenborough
- Writers
- Bryan Forbes, Diana Hawkins, William Boyd, William Goldman
- Based on
- My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin
- Studio
- Carolco Pictures, RCS Video, Lambeth, Le Studio Canal+
- Released
- 17 December 1992
- Country
- France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States, Japan
- Language
- English, Italian, German
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $31.0M
- Box office
- $9.5M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →3 wins from 17 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1992 | Best Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1992 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Stuart Craig ; Set Decoration: Chris A. Butler | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1992 | Best Original Score | John Barry | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1992 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1992 | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | John Barry | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1992 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Geraldine Chaplin | Nominee |
| Artios Awards 1992 | Best Casting for Feature Film – Drama | Mike Fenton | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1992 | Best Make-Up | Wally Schneiderman, Jill Rockow, and John Caglione Jr. | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Stuart Craig ; Set Decoration: Chris A. Butler | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Barry | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | John Barry | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Geraldine Chaplin | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Robert Downey Jr. | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | John Mollo and Ellen Mirojnick | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up | Wally Schneiderman, Jill Rockow, and John Caglione Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Stuart Craig | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Actress | Marisa Tomei (also for My Cousin Vinny ) | Winner |
| Best Actor | Robert Downey Jr. | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actor of the Year | Robert Downey Jr. | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Best Casting for Feature Film – Drama | Mike Fenton | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Sven Nykvist | Nominee |
Fantasporto
1 nomination
| International Fantasy Film | Richard Attenborough | Nominee |
Moscow International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden St. George | Richard Attenborough | Nominee |