The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker

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Directed by Charlie Chaplin

Produced by Lone Star Corporation

191628 min6.5 / 10

A frenetic silent slapstick comedy built on physical gags, mistaken identity, and anarchic chaos in a department store setting.

An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Floorwalker sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is The Floorwalker scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Floorwalker easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is The Floorwalker violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Does The Floorwalker end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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

54/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity36

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise86

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Floorwalker

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Floorwalker

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Floorwalker, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Floorwalker, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Floorwalker, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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