Movie

The Kid

“6 reels of Joy.”

★ 8.1(2,376)19211h 8m

Comedy Drama

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The Kid is streaming on Lionsgate Play in Malaysia. Availability checked 9 June 2026.

Where to watch The Kid

🇲🇾 Malaysia

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Good to know

Director: Charlie Chaplin
Release date: 1921-01-21
Runtime: 1h 8m
Language: No Language
Box office: $5,450,000
Budget: $250,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Charles Chaplin Productions

The Kid — trailer

About The Kid

The Kid is a 1921 movie in the Comedy and Drama genres, directed by Charlie Chaplin, starring Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Coogan and Carl Miller. It has a runtime of 1 hour 8 minutes. It holds an average rating of 8.1/10 from 2,376 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Kid in Malaysia — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Charlie Chaplin

A Tramp

Jackie Coogan

The Kid

Carl Miller

The Man

Edna Purviance

The Woman

Albert Austin

Car Thief / Man in Shelter (uncredited)

Beulah Bains

Bride (uncredited)

Nellie Bly Baker

Slum Nurse (uncredited)

Henry Bergman

Professor Guido / Night Shelter Keeper (uncredited)

Edward Biby

Orphan Asylum Driver (uncredited)

B.F. Blinn

Assistant (uncredited)

Kitty Bradbury

Bride's Mother (uncredited)

Frank Campeau

Welfare Officer (uncredited)

Themes & keywords

angelsuicide attemptfistfightslapstick comedyblack and whiteclass differencesfoundlingsilent filmdream sequencesemi autobiographicalcar theftillegitimate childunwed motherabandoned babysearch for child