

The Kid
6 reels of Joy.
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
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8.1/10
2,474 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $250K
- Box office
- $5.5M
- Language
- No Language
- angel
- suicide attempt
- fistfight
- slapstick comedy
- black and white
- class differences
- foundling
- silent film
- dream sequence
- semi autobiographical
- car theft
- illegitimate child
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
United States of America
Where to watch
All optionsAvailability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Digital / OTT7 Oct 2015
United StatesUS
- PremiereChicago, Illinois16 Jan 1921
- TheatricalNRNew York City, New York21 Jan 1921
- TheatricalDetroit, Michigan30 Jan 1921
- Theatrical6 Feb 1921
- PremiereRe-release4 Apr 1972
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU12 Mar 1921
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalDVD16 Feb 2016
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalG1 Apr 1922
- PhysicalGDVD16 Jan 2004
- Theatrical (limited)G100th Anniversary Screenings14 Jul 2021
CanadaCA
- TheatricalR1 Mar 1921
ArgentinaAR
- TheatricalATP1 Apr 1921
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical13 Jan 1922
- Theatrical (limited)Gent15 Apr 1976
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL6 May 1921
BulgariaBG
- Theatrical10 Jul 1924
CameroonCM
- TheatricalRe-release28 Jan 2000
ChinaCN
- Theatrical29 Apr 1928
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival18 Sept 2021
Frequently asked questions
The Kid was released on 21 January 1921.
Audience reviews
3- A8/10
Andres Gomez
2/25/2016
Cute and funny. It is difficult to say anything new from this movie or Charles Chaplin. He just delivers a complete story with a lot of different elements. Remarkable is also the performance of Jackie Coogan.
- B6/10
barrymost
7/28/2021
If you enjoy this review, please check out my blog, Old Hat Cinema, at https://oldhatcinema.medium.com/ for more reviews and other cool content. Two Little Tramps The most amazing thing about Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid is that it was released in January of 1921. That makes this film 100 years old! A century has gone by since it was made, released, and first viewed, and yet it’s still available to be appreciated …
- C8/10
CinemaSerf
7/14/2024
An impoverished woman (Edna Purviance) feels compelled to abandon her child in the hope that he might find a better life - so she leaves him (with a short note) in the back of a car. The two men who find the little bundle don't want anything to do with him, so plonk him down behind some rubbish where de is discovered by the tramp (Charlie Chaplin). Now he's not that keen on children either, but the presence of an att…
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