Chaplin is a 1992 British biographical film about the life of English comedian Charles Chaplin. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin Kline, and Anthony Hopkins.

The film was adapted by Diana Hawkins, William Boyd, Bryan Forbes and William Goldman from the books My Autobiography by Charles Chaplin and Chaplin: His Life and Art by David Robinson. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough. The original music score was composed by John Barry.

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Robert Downey Jr.), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Best Music, Original Score. Robert Downey Jr. also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.

Although the film was criticized for taking dramatic licence with some respects of Chaplin's life, Downey's performance as Chaplin won almost universal acclaim. Attenborough was sufficiently confident in Downey's performance to include historical footage of Chaplin himself at the end of the film.

The film's tagline was "Everyone has a wild side. Even a legend." The life and times of filmmaker extraordinaire Charlie Chaplin (Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin). An elderly Chaplin narrates the film, as he recollects parts of his life to his biography editor George Hayden,born 1898 and died 1985 (Anthony Hopkins). From his formative years in England to his highest successes in America, Chaplin's life, works, and loves as Hetty Kelly,Mildred Harris,Lita Grey,Paulette Goddard,Joan Barry and Oona O'Neill are followed. While his screen characters are extremely hilarious, the man behind "The Little Tramp"As Joseph Scott said was constantly haunted by a sense of loss.