A Woman
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Produced by The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
A lighthearted silent comedy built on physical gags and gender-play disguise, where Charlie's cross-dressing antics create romantic confusion and slapstick chaos.
Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded. Charlie leads him into a lake. Both dozing ladies on the bench fall for Charlie and invite him for dinner. The father returns home with a friend. Charlie rushes upstairs and dresses like a woman, shaving his mustache. Both men fall for Charlie.
Questions people ask
Is A Woman sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.
Is A Woman easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is A Woman scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does A Woman end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is A Woman violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Written about
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like A Woman
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as A Woman
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like A Woman, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like A Woman, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like A Woman, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
