Modern Times
“He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply...the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius!”
- 1936
- 1h 27m
- G
★ 8.3 TMDB Rating · 4.2K votes
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Release date
- Feb 5, 1936
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of Modern Times
Charlie Chaplin
The Tramp (A Factory Worker)
Paulette Goddard
A Gamin
Henry Bergman
Cafe Proprietor
Tiny Sandford
Big Bill
Chester Conklin
Mechanic
Hank Mann
Burglar
Stanley Blystone
Gamin's Father
Al Ernest Garcia
President of the Electro Steel Corp.
Richard Alexander
Prison Cellmate
Cecil Reynolds
Minister
Mira McKinney
Minister's Wife
Murdock MacQuarrie
J. Widdecombe Billows
Where to Stream Modern Times by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Prime Video, YouTube TV, MaxRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Prime VideoRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- India
- Streaming on Lionsgate Play
- Canada
- Streaming on CraveRent or buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia
- No streaming offers listed right now
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Modern Times release dates by country
Modern Times was released in cinemas on Feb 12, 1936 (United States).
World premiere: Feb 5, 1936 (Rivoli Theatre, New York City, New York)
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Feb 12, 1936 | — | G |
| United Kingdom | Feb 11, 1936 | — | U |
| Canada | Feb 14, 1936 | — | G |
| Australia | Feb 17, 1938 | — | G |
| Türkiye | Feb 5, 1936 | — | — |
| Spain | Mar 12, 1936 | — | APTA |
| France | Mar 13, 1936 | — | U |
| Denmark | Mar 16, 1936 | — | A |
| Norway | Mar 23, 1936 | — | 9 |
| Greece | Mar 27, 1936 | — | G |
| Netherlands | Mar 27, 1936 | — | 6 |
| Brazil | Mar 30, 1936 | — | L |
| Croatia | Apr 11, 1936 | — | — |
| Finland | Apr 12, 1936 | — | S |
| Sweden | Apr 16, 1936 | — | Btl |
| Uruguay | May 14, 1936 | — | — |
| Slovenia | May 29, 1936 | — | — |
| Mexico | Jun 20, 1936 | — | A |
| Russia | Jul 13, 1936 | — | — |
| Argentina | Aug 4, 1936 | — | — |
| Hungary | Oct 7, 1936 | — | — |
| Ireland | Oct 16, 1936 | — | G |
| Portugal | Mar 2, 1937 | — | M/6 |
| Italy | Mar 12, 1937 | — | T |
| Hong Kong | May 7, 1937 | — | — |
| Japan | Feb 1, 1938 | — | G |
| Germany | Mar 30, 1956 | — | 6 |
| Austria | Jul 1, 1956 | — | — |
| Belgium | Feb 11, 1972 | — | — |
| XC | TV: Dec 31, 1975 | — | — |
| South Korea | Dec 9, 1989 | — | ALL |
| Chile | May 7, 2004 | — | — |
| Czechia | Jan 13, 2005 | — | — |
| Slovakia | Sep 15, 2005 | — | — |
| Poland | Jun 5, 2013 | — | — |
| Russia | Nov 28, 2019 | — | 6+ |
| Indonesia | Nov 22, 2025 (limited) | — | 13+ |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
Modern Times Trailer
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