What is The Kid about?
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.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A tramp and an abandoned boy find family and joy, even as their bond faces an emotional challenge.
Melancholy, with wholesome humor. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max, MGM+, Pluto TV (free) and Tubi (free).
The Kid parents guide
There is no US rating to lean on. What we tagged stays mild: some violence and no gore.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- None flagged
- It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Directed byCharlie Chaplin
StarringCharlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, Beulah Bains
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The Kid is on our Melancholy, Under 90 minutes, Classics (pre-1970), Max and Comedy on Max lists.
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