The Gold Rush

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The Gold Rush

1925

1h 22m

Comedy

Drama

Adventure

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In this classic silent comedy, the Little Tramp (Charles Chaplin) heads north to join in the Klondike gold rush. Trapped in a small cabin by a blizzard, the Tramp is forced to share close quarters with a successful prospector (Mack Swain) and a fugitive (Tom Murray). Eventually able to leave the cabin, he falls for a lovely barmaid (Georgia Hale), trying valiantly to win her affections. When the prospector needs help locating his claim, it appears the Tramp's fortunes may change.

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A delightful blend of slapstick humor, poignant emotion, and social commentary, The Gold Rush encapsulates Chaplin's strengths as a writer, director, and star.

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Mildred Spain

New York Daily News

06/24/2025

The Gold Rush collars you, plays quickly upon your emotions and leaves you in that mood where you can't laugh without a sob tearing through, or sob without a laugh bubbling up from the depths of the understanding of laugh.

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Mae Tinée

Chicago Tribune

06/24/2025

Mr. Chaplin cooking and eating one of his famous shoes is a sight to make you rock with laughter -- that has in it a low rumble of sympathy.

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C.A. Lejeune

Guardian

06/24/2025

When Chaplin is complex he is not true to himself. When we admire his complexities we are not true to him. To acclaim The Gold Rush among his finest work would be to confess a misunderstanding of the very qualities that have made Chaplin fine.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 16

4/4

One of Charlie Chaplin’s unqualified masterpieces, up there with City Lights and Modern Times.

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Hector A. Gonzalez

Loud and Clear Reviews

Jul 10

5/5

Even after a century has passed, Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush remains as poignant and hilarious as it was back in 1925.

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Andy Punter

InSession Film

Jul 7

A+

The film’s enduring genius lies not just in its ability to make us laugh, but in its courage to suggest that the promise of fortune for all was a bleak and hollow joke, a punchline for which its creator would eventually pay a heavy price.

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Bob K

Sep 30

What an amazing film! The restoration is flawless. I hope that more of the historically significant films can get the same treatment.

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mohamed T

@RT26806063 Nov 16

Really great classic movie just like the Old style movies nothing better than this

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Marce S

@RT24248553 Sep 13

According to me, the best feature film by Chaplin, however I have not seen A Woman of Paris, Limelight and A Countess from Hong Kong.

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David Manuel R

@RT45103128 Aug 18

Very good movie of Charlie Champlin

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Eye C

@ECinc Jul 27

A classic from 100 years ago is really amazing the work of this genius, how after a century he still makes laugh to the audience. And watching in a movie theater the day of the premiere one hundred years after is so special.

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Julian Rex M

@Julian_M Jul 11

Whimsical, poignant, and suitably dark, Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush delivers both as a classic example of screwball cinema and a profound meditation on romance and the perfect imperfection of personal growth.

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In this classic silent comedy, the Little Tramp (Charles Chaplin) heads north to join in the Klondike gold rush. Trapped in a small cabin by a blizzard, the Tramp is forced to share close quarters with a successful prospector (Mack Swain) and a fugitive (Tom Murray). Eventually able to leave the cabin, he falls for a lovely barmaid (Georgia Hale), trying valiantly to win her affections. When the prospector needs help locating his claim, it appears the Tramp's fortunes may change.

Director: Charlie Chaplin
Producer: Charlie Chaplin
Screenwriter: Charlie Chaplin
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Charles Chaplin Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 1925, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2017
Runtime: 1h 22m
Aspect Ratio: Academy (1.33:1)