City Lights

City Lights (1931) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
83

Now, before we get into the basics of how you can watch 'City Lights' right now, here are some helpful info about the Charles Chaplin Productions drama flick. City Lights starring Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers has a G rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min. The release date of the movie is March 7th, 1931. The movie received a user score of 83/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 2,356 community users.

Looking for a quick synopsis? Here's the plot: "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."

In the mood to watch 'City Lights' from the comfort of your living room? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Charlie Chaplin-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'City Lights' on each platform when they are available. 'City Lights' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, Apple TV, Prime Video, Prime Video with Ads, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Prime Video Free with Ads, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, YouTube, Criterion Channel, and Hoopla in the US.

'City Lights' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on March 7th, 1931 - Buy City Lights Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting February 1st, 2000 - Buy City Lights DVD

Watch 'City Lights' In Theaters

2200.3 mi.

Ambler Theater

Showtimes on January 11th, 2026
1:00pm