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Version of
En büyük saban (1983)
Edited into
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Toutes les histoires (1988) (V)
Referenced in
Las últimas horas... (1966)
 -  The character Isidro mentions this movie.
The Producers (1968)
 -  To pour champagne into the violin player's pant.
The Boy Friend (1971)
 -  in the beach number, a Charlie Chaplin impersonator walks across the stage with a pooper scooper
Manhattan (1979)
Le coup du parapluie (1980)
 -  Grégoire pretends to everyone that his wife Josyane, a florist, is blind. When she evicts him from their home, she says : "You know I can't divorce ! Florist and blind, do you think I never go to the movies ?" and he answers "Charlie Chaplin doesn't have a monopoly on blind people".
"Unknown Chaplin" (1983)
Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)
"Seinfeld: The Virgin (#4.10)" (1992)
 -  A poster can be seen at the Improv's wall.
Chaplin (1992)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
 -  Both films are about blind leading characters, a tango figures prominently in both films and the film actually uses Chaplin's musical theme from City Lights in several sequences, particularly at the end of the Ferrari sequence.
The Last Party (1993)
Zhizneopisaniye iunogo akkordeonista (1994)
Sunny Side Up (1994)
The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996)
Englar alheimsins (2000)
The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) (V)
 -  mentioned a few times
Claude Jutra, portrait sur film (2002)
 -  Mentioned in dialogue
Il cuore altrove (2003)
The Dreamers (2003)
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)
 -  "Z Channel" documentary references and features scores of movies that were seen on the "Z Channel."
Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004)
 -  production / publicity stills
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.40)" (2009)
 -  Included in a $5,000 question
Featured in
The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV)
Chaplin (1992)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) (TV)
Frank and Ollie (1995)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #76 on the list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV)
 -  This film is #38 on the list.
"The Human Face" (2001)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) (TV)
 -  This film is #10 on the list.
Chaplin Today: City Lights (2003) (TV)
 -  clips shown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
 -  The Tramp is #38 on the "Heroes" list.
The Dreamers (2003)
 -  film clips are in the movie
Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003)
 -  Michael and Brooks Pressman watch 'City Lights'
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
 -  Clip
"Troldspejlet: (#31.1)" (2004)
 -  DVD release reviewed + footage used
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #33 on the list.
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
 -  featured in PGTC
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #11 on the list.
AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (2008) (TV)
 -  This film is #1 on the "Romantic Comedy" list.

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