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Amazon Prime Video
87
8.1
/38091/
79
/840/
79
/860/
4.1
/39960/
97
/30/
93
/341/
90
/7/

The Circus (1928)
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
7.9
/17380/
76
/346/
78
/354/
4.3
/37507/
98
/57/
90
/279/
93
/9/

Werckmeister Harmonies (2001)
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.9
/82645/
78
/1450/
78
/1441/
4.3
/168518/
95
/65/
93
/2057/
79
/9/

Wings of Desire (1987)
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds -- with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk -- that it might be possible for him to take human form.
poster
Kanopy
85
8.0
/69223/
77
/872/
79
/1127/
4.2
/75169/
98
/80/
93
/988/

La Strada (1954)
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.5
/25244/
73
/582/
71
/480/
4.0
/54507/
88
/43/
86
/541/

Santa Sangre (1989)
A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.
poster
79
7.4
/14830/
72
/170/
70
/214/
3.8
/6986/
88
/43/
90
/377/
75
/31/

The Girl on the Bridge (1999)
It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.
poster
78
7.1
/4074/
66
/90/
67
/41/
3.7
/3696/
91
/32/
84
/136/
cc age 12+

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of four men, each driven to create eccentric worlds from their unique obsessions, all of which involve animals. There’s a lion tamer who shares his theories on the mental processes of wild animals; a topiary gardener who has devoted a lifetime to shaping bears and giraffes out of hedges and trees; a man fascinated with hairless mole rats; and an MIT scientist who has designed complex, autonomous robots that can crawl like bugs.
poster
Disney Plus
77
7.2
/149616/
71
/8429/
70
/5167/
3.4
/270849/
95
/44/
70
/11009/
96
/11/
cc age 5+

Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.
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Amazon Prime Video
77
7.5
/657911/
76
/29640/
72
/12813/
3.5
/1041619/
89
/256/
86
/25681/
73
/31/
cc age 17+

Zombieland (2009)
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
poster
The Roku Channel
81
76
7.7
/10101/
72
/227/
75
/202/
3.8
/15617/
100
/12/
88
/174/

The Unknown (1927)
On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder – a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter Nanon has a phobia of being touched by men, but is romantically pursued by not only Alonzo but the strongman Malabar. Alonzo's desperation to remain with Nanon will only end in tragedy.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
7.2
/6511/
68
/106/
68
/138/
3.9
/10731/
82
/34/
77
/105/

Lola Montès (1955)
Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.
poster
Disney Plus
76
7.2
/332993/
73
/17806/
70
/9529/
3.5
/698474/
92
/90/
73
/18197/
78
/23/
cc age 5+

A Bug's Life (1998)
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
poster
75
7.2
/13340/
74
/752/
72
/936/
3.8
/25726/
81
/2896/

The Wing or the Thigh? (1976)
Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and publisher of a famous restaurant guide, is waging a war against fast food entrepreneur Tri- catel to save the French art of cooking. After having agreed to appear on a talk show to show his skills in naming food and wine by taste, he is confronted with two disasters: his son wants to become a clown rather than a restaurant tester and he, the famous Charles Duchemin, has lost his taste!
poster
74
7.9
/474760/
78
/11100/
78
/7538/
3.9
/505002/
76
/220/
89
/26326/
58
/42/
cc age 12+

Big Fish (2003)
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
poster
Netflix
73
7.0
/32255/
70
/1963/
67
/779/
3.4
/171922/
93
/98/
72
/223/
72
/28/
cc age 8+

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.
poster
73
7.6
/7749/
73
/112/
72
/124/
3.9
/7809/
74
/46/
88
/151/
73
/19/

Behind the Sun (2001)
Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the twenty years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. That's when a tiny travelling circus passes through the vast badlands where Tonho's family lives.
poster
Disney Plus
72
7.5
/339254/
78
/20197/
78
/9814/
3.5
/1051216/
56
/263/
86
/6884/
48
/43/
cc age 10+

The Greatest Showman (2017)
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
poster
80
71
7.7
/3862/
75
/176/
75
/114/
3.8
/9550/
100
/39/

Bear Story (2016)
An old bear goes out every day to a busy street corner. Through a tin marionette theater of his own making, the bear will tell us his life story.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
7.4
/27410/
71
/488/
69
/511/
3.7
/18816/
84
/25/
84
/420/
63
/11/

The Tin Drum (1979)
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
poster
Disney Plus
68
6.7
/12540/
69
/442/
64
/195/
3.3
/15614/
63
/35/
64
/402/
68
/13/
cc age 12+

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
poster
The Roku Channel
68
6.8
/212998/
70
/10521/
66
/6388/
3.1
/360110/
78
/132/
72
/4663/
60
/26/
cc age 6+

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.
poster
JustWatchTV
77
67
7.7
/4776/
69
/88/
76
/98/
4.0
/8732/
86
/373/

He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.
poster
66
65
6.8
/8344/
73
/398/
70
/171/
3.3
/1875/
43
/46/
94
/54/
51
/16/
cc age 9+

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012)
An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.
poster
73
65
7.1
/5765/
69
/110/
69
/91/
3.3
/2675/
86
/7/
78
/177/

7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts.
poster
65
6.2
/1379/
64
/31/
60
/20/
3.3
/294/
92
/24/
53
/16/

The Playboys (1992)
A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).
poster
64
6.6
/14017/
70
/1382/
73
/614/
3.0
/17119/
72
/118/
65
/110/
58
/25/
cc age 8+

The One and Only Ivan (2020)
A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.
poster
72
64
6.8
/6725/
69
/124/
64
/95/
3.4
/4062/
100
/10/
64
/94/

At the Circus (1939)
Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus, together with lawyer Loophole try to find the thief and get the money back.
poster
Netflix
64
5.8
/4389/
66
/432/
62
/202/
2.5
/3360/
67
/21/
76
/147/
60
/5/
cc age 6+

Animal Crackers (2017)
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.
poster
The Roku Channel
64
6.7
/156941/
67
/3732/
63
/2799/
3.2
/63160/
63
/192/
60
/7700/
65
/30/
cc age 15+

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.
poster
70
62
7.2
/4349/
68
/59/
66
/58/
3.4
/2526/
75
/8/
81
/96/
65
/5/
cc age 6+

Lili (1953)
Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart's desire?
poster
Disney Plus
62
6.3
/10300/
64
/895/
63
/506/
2.7
/20176/
73
/11/
58
/235/
66
/6/
cc age 5+

Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale.
poster
Netflix
61
5.4
/52622/
59
/727/
60
/295/
2.7
/20067/
67
/21/
49
/256/
61
/4/

Dhoom 3 (2013)
To avenge his father's death, a circus entertainer trained in magic and acrobatics robs banks to take down a corrupt bank owner. Two cops from Mumbai are assigned to the case.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
68
61
6.9
/8067/
72
/659/
72
/936/
3.6
/18707/
70
/20/
79
/13/
44
/7/

Freaks Out (2021)
Four super-powered circus freaks find themselves trapped in war-torn Rome after their foster father is captured by the Nazis.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
60
7.6
/2482/
73
/58/
74
/38/
3.9
/3351/
92
/92/

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)
A 1968 event put together by The Rolling Stones. The film is comprised of two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and Jethro Tull. John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup called The Dirty Mac, along with Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, and Keith Richards.
poster
71
60
6.7
/2510/
72
/391/
76
/210/
3.2
/5865/
79
/21/
cc age 7+

Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012)
When Scooby and the gang hear of a werewolf plaguing a traveling circus, they go undercover as circus performers to get to the bottom.
poster
66
59
IMDb 81
6.2
/5478/
67
/135/
71
/154/
3.2
/4013/
73
/11/
60
/154/

The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.
poster
Disney Plus
59
6.3
/8306/
60
/645/
61
/347/
3.1
/13796/
50
/507/

Red's Dream (1987)
Life as the sole sale item in the clearance corner of Eben's Bikes can get lonely. So Red, a unicycle, dreams up a clown owner and his own juggling act that steals the show. But all too soon, the applause turns into the sound of rainfall, as reality rushes back. Red must resign himself to sitting in the corner and await his fate.
poster
Kanopy
61
59
6.5
/17081/
64
/320/
63
/260/
3.0
/10277/
50
/42/
53
/313/
76
/12/
cc age 12+

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.
poster
77
59
7.9
/5832/
72
/47/
74
/68/
3.8
/1863/
85
/27/

Mera Naam Joker (1970)
Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
59
6.3
/5412/
62
/143/
58
/124/
3.1
/6407/
83
/6/
63
/97/

Vampire Circus (1972)
After a spate of murders, the villagers of Schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, Count Mitterhouse. Fifteen years later the Circus of Nights appeared in the plague-ridden village and its performers include Mitterhouse's mistress, children and cousins. They have come to Schtettel to fulfil the Count's last words, an evil, vicious curse of death and destruction on those who participated in his impaling. The children of Schtettel become the targets for a brutal and devastating revenge as the Vampire Circus rehearses for its most deadly performance.
poster
59
6.6
/6793/
65
/84/
62
/123/
3.4
/6714/
56
/83/

The Serpent's Egg (1977)
In 1923 Berlin, following the suicide of his brother, an American acrobat struggles to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism, and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
poster
Criterion Channel
58
5.9
/1973/
65
/57/
57
/51/
3.3
/4671/
64
/11/
45
/15/

Parade (1974)
For his final film, Jacques Tati takes his camera to the circus, where the director himself serves as master of ceremonies. Though it features many spectacles, including clowns, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, and more, Parade also focuses on the spectators, making this stripped-down work a testament to the communion between audience and entertainment.
poster
JustWatchTV
72
57
7.3
/2760/
69
/58/
70
/54/
3.7
/2695/
77
/567/

Street Angel (1928)
A spirited young woman finds herself destitute and on the streets before joining a traveling carnival, where she meets a vagabond painter.
poster
74
57
6.9
/3031/
78
/105/
72
/213/
3.8
/4627/

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988)
A foundling, raised in the circus, Sam Lion becomes a businessman after a trapeze accident. However, when he reaches fifty and becomes tired of his responsibilities and of his son Jean-Philippe, he decides to disappear at sea. However, he runs into Albert Duvivier, one of his former employees. He comes to realise that he has ignored the important things in his life.
poster
57
6.5
/118900/
66
/4288/
63
/2110/
2.9
/78642/
41
/49/
47
/1823/
63
/14/
cc age 14+

Octopussy (1983)
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
poster
70
56
7.7
/3737/
74
/111/
73
/125/
2.9
/3569/

The Butterfly Circus (2009)
At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way. During their travels, they discover a man without limbs at a carnival sideshow. However, after an intriguing encounter with the showman, he becomes driven to hope against everything he has ever believed.
poster
Disney Plus
56
6.3
/220107/
64
/8409/
59
/6682/
2.6
/188696/
56
/270/
56
/9412/
44
/42/
cc age 10+

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
poster
The Roku Channel
62
56
6.3
/5902/
60
/148/
60
/138/
3.2
/9096/
79
/14/
47
/69/

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.


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