The reimagining of Charlie Chaplin's 1921 "The Kid", now titled "The Kid: An Animated Adventure", is set in a futuristic New York City which has been flooded and split vertically into two distinct regions. A young boy (voiced by Jacob Tremblay) living with his mother in Uptown, a boring, artless place of overprotective safety. When he runs away seeking adventure, he winds up in the mysterious and dangerous Downtown and encounters Chaplin, a robot with a human soul. Together, the two embark on adventures to discover the secret mystery behind Chaplin, while pursued by police, the Kid's mother, and a colorful cast of modern circus performers.
