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Movies that feel likeThe Gold Rush (1925)

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

If you loved The Gold Rush, the closest films we have are The Circus (1928), The Navigator (1924) and City Lights (1931). All three share The Gold Rush's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Horse Feathers (1932).

πŸ… 98% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Charlie Chaplinepicwittyplayfulcontemplativeromantic
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The Circus poster
The Circus
1928 Β· dir. Charlie Chaplin
πŸ… 97%β˜… 8.1comedy Β· drama Β· romancePrime VideoMax

Charlie Chaplin working the same nerve twice

The difference: Trades the scale of The Gold Rush for an angle of its own

Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.

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The Navigator
1924 Β· dir. Donald Crisp
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· action Β· adventure

Two things both keep coming back to: black and white and silent film

The difference: Easier on the stillness than The Gold Rush

The wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon. When circumstances find both Rollo and Betsy on the wrong ship, they end up having adventures on the high seas.

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City Lights
1931 Β· dir. Charlie Chaplin
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8.5comedy Β· drama Β· romancePrime VideoMax

Charlie Chaplin directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Sits closer to romance than The Gold Rush does

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

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Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928 Β· dir. Charles Reisner
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· romance

Common ground: river

The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.

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Limelight
1952 Β· dir. Charlie Chaplin
πŸ… 88%β˜… 8romance Β· drama Β· comedyMax

The same preoccupation in both: black and white

The difference: Made in the 1950s, in a different era of the craft

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

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Modern Times
1936 Β· dir. Charlie Chaplin
πŸ… 98%β˜… 8.5comedy Β· drama Β· romancePrime VideoMax

Both land wit and play at once

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...

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Seven Chances
1925 Β· dir. Buster Keaton
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· romance

One thread runs through both: silent film

Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.

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My Man Godfrey
1936 Β· dir. Gregory La Cava
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.9comedyPrime Video

Romantic comedy, and it commits to that

Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.

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It Happened One Night
1934 Β· dir. Frank Capra
πŸ… 98%β˜… 8.1comedy Β· romance

Adventure with a pulse of wit, in both cases

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

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Sullivan's Travels
1941 Β· dir. Preston Sturges
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.9comedy Β· romance Β· adventure

Both lean on scale more than on drama

Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.

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Horse Feathers
1932 Β· dir. Norman Z. McLeod
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.5comedy Β· romance

Playful comedy in both cases

Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.

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Safety Last!
1923 Β· dir. Sam Taylor
πŸ… 97%β˜… 8.1comedy Β· romance Β· thrillerMax

Adventure built on romance, twice over

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

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