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.
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
- Worldwide
- $5M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
12 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Kid actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Kid appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Comedies Ranked #47
Placed at #47 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Comedy Movies Ranked #49
Placed at #49 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Kid returned 21.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $250,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $5M
- Release date
- Jan 21, 1921
- Runtime
- 1h 8m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- No Language
- Country
- United States of America
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