@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-02 15:00 UTC
City Lights: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
“Straight to the compost bin.”
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1931 · Comedy / Drama / Romance
City Lights
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED78%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 ROASTS REGISTERED
SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED74%
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CERTIFIED COOKED · ABSOLUTE DISASTER
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
CERTIFIED COOKED · 71–100%
An absolute cinematic disaster.
A lovable Tramp falls in love with a blind flower girl who mistakes him for a wealthy man. He endeavors to help her regain her sight, believing that if she can see, she will reciprocate his affections. To secure the money for her surgery, he repeatedly attempts to earn money through various odd jobs and by cultivating a friendship with an eccentric millionaire.
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— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
1931
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Comedy / Drama / Romance
PLOT SUMMARY
A lovable Tramp falls in love with a blind flower girl who mistakes him for a wealthy man. He endeavors to help her regain her sight, believing that if she can see, she will reciprocate his affections. To secure the money for her surgery, he repeatedly attempts to earn money through various odd jobs and by cultivating a friendship with an eccentric millionaire.
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@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-16 09:00 UTC
City Lights has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-23 00:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during City Lights.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-11 02:00 UTC
If City Lights was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
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Why is City Lights roasted on Roasted Tomatoes?+
City Lights (1931) is torched as a high-burn watch on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 78/100. A lovable Tramp falls in love with a blind flower girl who mistakes him for a wealthy man. He endeavors to help her regain her sight, believing that if she can see, she will reciprocate his affections. To secure the mone…
What streaming era or audience vibe does City Lights fit best?+
City Lights works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for comedy fans. With a Burn Index of 78/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is City Lights worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Roasted Tomatoes scores City Lights at 78/100 Burn — worth it mainly for a hate-watch or a memorably messy night.
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r/criticalkino · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 0.6k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in City Lights actually is?
Rewatched City Lights last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 2.9k points
Unpopular opinion: City Lights is the most overrated film of the decade
Director clearly thought City Lights was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/movies · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 1.9k points
The cinematography in City Lights is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Look, I wanted to love City Lights. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
💬 1,081 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD
r/movies · u/ExpositionDump🔥 1.9k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in City Lights?
Honestly, City Lights would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
💬 1,790 COMMENTS·SIMULATED THREAD