Movies Like The Idle Class

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

City Lights

1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Al Ernest Garcia2 shared crewTMDB recommends

The Gold Rush

1925·1h 35m·★ 8.1·Charlie Chaplin

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Mack Swain2 shared crewTMDB recommends

The Circus

1928·1h 12m·★ 8.1·Charlie Chaplin

4 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Al Ernest Garcia2 shared crewDir. Charlie Chaplin

Modern Times

1936·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Henry Bergman2 shared crewDir. Charlie Chaplin

The Kid

1921·1h 8m·★ 8.2·Charlie Chaplin

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Edna Purviance2 shared crewDir. Charlie Chaplin

Easy Street

1917·26m·★ 7.4·Charlie Chaplin

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Edna Purviance2 shared crewDir. Charlie Chaplin

Shoulder Arms

1918·36m·★ 7.3·Charlie Chaplin

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Edna Purviance2 shared crewDir. Charlie Chaplin

The Cure

1917·26m·★ 7.1·Charlie Chaplin

4 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Edna Purviance2 shared crewDir. Charlie Chaplin

A Dog's Life

1918·34m·★ 7.6·Charlie Chaplin

2 shared crewBoth star Charlie Chaplin & Henry BergmanDir. Charlie Chaplin

The Adventurer

1917·26m·★ 7.3·Charlie Chaplin

4 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Edna PurvianceDir. Charlie ChaplinFans also liked

The Fireman

1916·26m·★ 6.5·Charlie Chaplin

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Edna PurvianceDir. Charlie Chaplin

Shanghaied

1915·27m·★ 6.2·Charlie Chaplin

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Edna PurvianceDir. Charlie Chaplin

A Burlesque on Carmen

1915·31m·★ 6.0·Charlie Chaplin

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Edna PurvianceDir. Charlie Chaplin

The Bond

1918·9m·★ 5.4·Charlie Chaplin

3 shared cast incl. Charlie Chaplin & Edna PurvianceDir. Charlie Chaplin

A Jitney Elopement

1915·25m·★ 5.9·Charlie Chaplin

Both star Charlie Chaplin & Edna PurvianceDir. Charlie Chaplin

His Prehistoric Past

1914·22m·★ 5.3·Charlie Chaplin

Both star Charlie Chaplin & Mack SwainDir. Charlie Chaplin

By the Sea

1915·14m·★ 5.7·Charlie Chaplin

Both star Charlie Chaplin & Edna PurvianceDir. Charlie Chaplin

Triple Trouble

1918·23m·★ 5.1·Charlie Chaplin

Both star Charlie Chaplin & Edna PurvianceDir. Charlie Chaplin

Monte Carlo

2011·1h 49m·★ 5.8·Thomas Bezucha

Themes: look-alike, mistaken identityFans also liked

The General

1926·1h 19m·★ 8.1·Clyde Bruckman

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