According to Rotten Tomatoes, there are three perfect Charlie Chaplin films. The first is 1921’s “The Kid,” Chaplin’s first time directing a full-length film in which he also portrayed his tramp character. In this feature, the tramp adopts an orphan but is left bereft when his ward is reclaimed by the orphanage. According to RT, the critical consensus is that Chaplin was given “able support” from his co-star Jackie Coogan in what is a “slapstick masterpiece” that balanced humor with “moments of disarming poignancy.”
Not content with just directing and starring in “The Kid,” Chaplin also wrote, produced, scored, and edited the film — a feat he would repeat with “The Idle Class” which debuted the same year. In this silent comedy, Chaplin plays both the tramp and the gentleman or “absent husband,” leading to some classic Chaplin hijinks. It’s worth noting that there are only seven reviews and one top critic review for “The Idle Class,” whereas “The Kid” has 50 reviews. Still, the Tomatometer doesn’t lie, and “The Idle Class” joins its fellow 1921 classic as one of Chaplin’s only “perfect” films.
The final “perfect” entry in Charlie Chaplin’s filmography is 1925’s “The Gold Rush,” which saw the actor in his tramp persona while portraying the character of the Lone Prospector, who travels to join the Klondike gold rush before becoming trapped in a cabin with a fugitive and a prospector during a blizzard. Chaplin also wrote, directed, produced, scored, and edited the film. There are 54 reviews for “The Gold Rush” on Rotten Tomatoes, and the site’s summation of the critical consensus deems it a “delightful blend of slapstick humor, poignant emotion, and social commentary,” and claims that “The Gold Rush” is a brilliant demonstration of Chaplin’s acting, writing, and directing skills.
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