The Man Who Laughs (1928)
"THE BREAKING HEART BEHIND THE LAUGHING FACE."
ThumbScore
👍 88%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Conrad Veidt as Gwynplaine / Lord Clancharlie
Mary Philbin as Dea
Cesare Gravina as Ursus
Brandon Hurst as Barkilphedro
Olga Baclanova as Duchess Josiana
Sam De Grasse as King James II
Stuart Holmes as Lord Dirry-Moir
Josephine Crowell as Queen Anne
Is The Man Who Laughs good?
Yes. 88% audience score, estimated from 231 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 100%.
Overview
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured. Wikipedia ↗
