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Kanopy
85
8.0
/69515/
77
/883/
79
/1141/
4.2
/83201/
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.
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Amazon Prime Video
85
7.7
/60856/
76
/1818/
73
/932/
3.9
/45553/
100
/159/
87
/3528/
89
/31/
cc age 13+

Man on Wire (2008)
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.1
/977/
69
/18/
67
/27/
3.7
/1172/
100
/9/
80
/12/

Innocence Unprotected (1968)
A documentary about the famous athlete and movie enthusiast who made Serbia's first sound film, Innocence Unprotected. The Nazi occupation of Belgrade prevented the film from gaining wider acclaim. Director Makavejev intersperses clips of the original film with interviews of surviving cast and crew members, as well as newsreel and archival footage.
poster
78
7.7
/21055/
78
/1677/
73
/1317/
3.9
/43270/
87
/113/

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".
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FXNow
77
7.4
/785894/
75
/59664/
73
/22795/
3.5
/2433879/
92
/397/
87
/6618/
73
/51/
cc age 10+

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
poster
82
72
8.4
/6469/
77
/165/
76
/176/
4.2
/8753/
88
/38/

One Froggy Evening (1955)
A workman finds a singing frog in the cornerstone of an old building being demolished. But when he tries to cash in on his discovery, he finds the frog will sing only for him, and just croak for the talent agent and the audience in the theater he's spent his life savings on.
poster
72
6.4
/7599/
64
/169/
62
/140/
3.3
/5390/
87
/15/
62
/179/

The Twelve Chairs (1970)
In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
7.0
/3549/
56
/31/
68
/46/
3.6
/3854/
57
/7/
75
/31/

Elvira Madigan (1967)
Bound by their all-consuming desire, a young circus tightrope walker and a lieutenant forsake everything to be together and escape to the countryside—only to see their lovers’ idyll gradually give way to poverty and desperation.
poster
71
7.3
/140849/
72
/6079/
69
/3318/
3.4
/96660/
83
/277/
77
/1156/
70
/41/
cc age 12+

The Walk (2015)
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
poster
68
6.8
/214670/
70
/10649/
66
/6442/
3.1
/382858/
78
/132/
72
/4666/
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
66
7.1
/3619/
66
/53/
64
/37/
3.4
/420/
38
/8/
81
/47/

Roseanna's Grave (1997)
Roseanna is dying of a heart condition, and all she wants is to be buried next to her daughter, in a cemetery that is getting full fast. The cemetery can't expand because Capestro, the man who owns the land next to the cemetery, won't sell. While Marcello is doing good deeds to make sure no one dies, Roseanna thinks of Marcello's future.
poster
82
64
7.8
/1959/
77
/82/
73
/77/
3.9
/3098/
100
/5/
88
/32/

Beep, Beep (1952)
The Coyote chases the Road Runner through a maze of mine shafts.
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Hoopla
64
6.4
/20852/
65
/387/
62
/393/
3.2
/25234/
77
/26/
56
/388/

New York Stories (1989)
Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Life Without Zoë" (Francis Ford Coppola), a precocious 12-year-old navigates privilege and loneliness in a Manhattan hotel. And in "Oedipus Wrecks" (Woody Allen), a man’s domineering mother literally becomes a looming presence over New York.
poster
70
63
6.8
/5994/
67
/119/
63
/103/
3.5
/12567/
78
/18/
75
/196/
cc age 6+

The Pirate (1948)
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
poster
fuboTV
61
6.6
/105707/
65
/4128/
63
/1683/
3.4
/176270/
49
/93/
75
/13615/
42
/14/
cc age 17+

Jackass: The Movie (2002)
Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.
poster
60
5.9
/20291/
61
/358/
56
/312/
3.0
/12569/
65
/37/
36
/360/
63
/25/
cc age 13+

Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend. They finally decide to tie the knot in Vegas, but a wealthy gambler arranges for the man to lose $65K in a poker game and offers to clear the debt for a weekend with his fiancée.
poster
68
56
6.8
/4336/
67
/192/
66
/115/
3.6
/4003/
66
/21/
cc age 7+

Pippi on the Run (1970)
Fed up with their strict parents, Tommy and Annika run away from home, with their friend Pippi Longstocking to look after them in their long trek.
poster
74
49
7.5
/1766/
72
/53/
73
/45/
3.8
/2329/

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
Animated work detailing the unrequited love that a line has for a dot, and the heartbreak that results due to the dot's feelings for a lively squiggle.
poster
48
5.3
/42811/
61
/4027/
67
/2538/
2.0
/68600/
29
/131/
82
/760/
32
/20/
cc age 6+

Tom & Jerry (2021)
Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse get kicked out of their home and relocate to a fancy New York hotel, where a scrappy employee named Kayla will lose her job if she can’t evict Jerry before a high-class wedding at the hotel. Her solution? Hiring Tom to get rid of the pesky mouse.
poster
48
6.1
/20998/
63
/700/
57
/344/
3.0
/5258/
18
/22/
50
/448/
28
/11/

Bunraku (2010)
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.
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Kanopy
69
47
6.8
/1352/
63
/32/
53
/13/
3.6
/3678/
83
/6/
76
/53/
cc age 14+

Starstruck (1982)
A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.
poster
64
47
6.6
/2047/
69
/94/
66
/84/
3.3
/1644/
57
/41/

Aces Go Places (1982)
The police track down a notorious burglar in order to apprehend him. However, he is given a chance to make up for his ways by working with the police on a case involving stolen diamonds.
poster
MUBI
72
43
7.2
/2420/
69
/74/
68
/79/
3.9
/9194/
75
/4/

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985)
The world has been ravaged by nuclear war. The planet is frozen and radiation kills anyone or anything that ventures outside of 'The Dome'. Soft is a shepherd for the last remnants of humanity who have gathered together as they await rescue from a mysterious craft known only as 'The Ark.' He wanders among the masses, performing his regular daily tasks; keeping morale from plummeting, wooing prostitutes, squashing rebellions, and sometimes feeding the hungry. But as the true and sinister nature of 'The Dome' comes to light, Soft must ask himself if humanity is worth saving...
poster
54
40
5.4
/2945/
70
/75/
56
/45/
2.8
/2770/
34
/40/

Berserk! (1967)
A lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.
poster
Disney Plus
40
4.6
/8916/
54
/820/
54
/840/
2.0
/24064/
22
/9/
27
/248/
cc age 6+

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and Esmeralda's and Phoebus' little son, Zephyr. But when Quasi stops by a traveling circus owned by evil magician Sarousch, he falls for Madellaine, Sarouch's assistant.
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Netflix
61
38
6.6
/720/
60
/122/
57
/36/
3.2
/2779/

Cat Burglar (2022)
In this edgy, over-the-top, interactive trivia toon, answer correctly to help Rowdy the Cat evade Peanut the Security Pup to steal some prized paintings.
poster
70
32
7.7
/1196/
71
/9/
69
/39/
3.5
/1009/

Mouse Cleaning (1948)
Mammy Two-Shoes threatens to throw Tom out of the house if he makes a mess. Jerry sees an opportunity to rid himself of his feline nemesis.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
30
6.2
/1548/
62
/23/
56
/27/
3.1
/1406/
38
/107/

The Monster (1925)
A general store clerk and aspiring detective investigates a mysterious disappearance that took place quite close to an empty insane asylum.
poster
54
30
6.1
/2383/
60
/37/
61
/47/
3.1
/464/
29
/294/

Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they befriend a stranded American lady magician.
poster
65
28
6.4
/1133/
62
/24/
59
/25/
3.3
/833/
74
/20/

Invitation to the Dance (1956)
Three completely different stories are told through dance.
poster
67
26
6.9
/787/
70
/23/
62
/38/
3.4
/696/

Mickey's Circus (1936)
Mickey is ringmaster of a circus for orphans. Donald has a trained sea lion act, and does a bit of juggling himself. Mostly, though, he fights with a baby sea lion who keeps stealing both the fish and the show. Donald then finds himself and Mickey in an unrehearsed high wire act, which kicks into high gear when one of the orphans electrifies the wire. They end by doing a high dive into the seals' tank.
poster
56
23
6.4
/384/
43
/6/
44
/10/
55
/12/
74
/4/

Looking for Cheyenne (2005)
Cheyenne, a journalist, decides to leave Paris after being laid off and to settle down in the middle of nowhere, far from the society she hates. The trouble is that she leaves Sonia, her true love, behind. The latter, a teacher who loves her job, refuses to give up everything - including her comfort - to follow her. Sonia makes all the efforts in the world to forget Cheyenne, whether in the arms of Pierre, a charming anarchist, or in those of Béatrice, a gay woman who soon proves perverse and dangerous, only to realize that her heart belongs to Cheyenne and nobody else.
poster
70
22
7.2
/600/
73
/26/
67
/23/
3.4
/605/

Daredevil Droopy (1951)
Droopy and Spike are applying for the job of Dare Devil Dog at the Circus, and the one who give the best performance in a variety of "feats of strength and daring" will get it.
poster
73
22
7.6
/951/
71
/22/
70
/18/
3.5
/736/

Hare Do (1949)
Elmer Fudd chases Bugs Bunny all the way from the woods to a local movie theater, where cinema-related hijinks ensue.
poster
73
18
7.4
/497/
71
/12/
78
/17/
3.5
/531/

Dog Pounded (1954)
Sylvester Cat tries to catch Tweety Bird, who is up in a tree in the middle of the city dog pound.
poster
Kanopy
66
18
6.7
/501/
62
/9/
68
/12/
3.4
/943/

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2005)
One of the most exciting and memorable stories in the history of the World Trade Towers is that of Philippe Petit, a French man who walked a tightrope between the massive monuments in 1974. Narrated by Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, this is an animated adaptation of the lyrical Caldecott Award-winning book by Mordecai Gerstein. Directed and animated by Michael Sporn, with music by Michael Bacon (of the Bacon Brothers).
poster
70
16
7.7
/541/
62
/7/
73
/14/
3.5
/501/

Double or Mutton (1955)
Ralph Wolf wants to steal sheep; Sam Sheepdog wants to stop him. Ralph's tricks include digging a tunnel, walking a tightrope, launching a guided missile, dressing as Little Bo Peep, shooting a cannon and growing Sam's hair.
poster
61
14
5.9
/446/
63
/13/
59
/17/
3.2
/417/

Jerry-Go-Round (1966)
Jerry is chased into a circus, where he removes a tack from the foot of an elephant. This gets him a friend for life, and a powerful ally in the continuing battles with Tom, not that it stops Tom from trying, even when Jerry becomes part of the act.
poster
67
13
6.9
/498/
70
/11/
66
/11/
3.3
/502/

The Up-Standing Sitter (1948)
Daffy Duck is working as a babysitter for the Acme Baby Sitting Agency. While he's sitting on a chicken egg, it hatches. The chick decides Daffy is a stranger and he should have nothing to do with him, so flees. Daffy has to catch it.
poster
67
13
7.0
/265/
69
/13/
64
/7/
3.3
/746/

Tweet-Tweet (2018)
Life is like walking on a tightrope. In times we are scared or lost we lose balance. When we are happy and excited, we forget we walk on a rope. We can even fly!
poster
40
5
5.2
/409/
63
/10/
38
/10/
10
/3/

Obsession (1997)
Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lover. John is desperately searching for clues about his past when he and Miriam have a fateful encounter in a Berlin train station. The allure of forbidden love becomes irresistible, and an intense love triangle is ignited. Who will Miriam choose? Who will walk away? For two men who desperately adore the same woman and for the woman who loves them equally...there is no easy way out.
poster
?
5.7
/42/
10
/1/

The Mouse and the Lion (1953)
The Lion, the King of the Jungle, is taking his royal snooze when a mouse comes on a safari to his royal hideaway. The mouse is from Bungling Brothers Circus [us], and his mission is to take HRH back to the states as a circus act. The mouse then goes about his business of capturing the lion. At the fadeout, back in the USA, the lion of performing on a precarious tight-rope, high above the arena sawdust, while the mouse whip lashes him.
poster
?
6.5
/49/
55
/3/

The Jockey of Death (1915)
A little girl seemed to have disappeared into thin air. Fifteen years after, the true reason comes into light. Her cousin Henri makes up his mind and decides it is time for action. In order to help the girl escaping the vigilant gypsy home of 'Cirque Bartoli', both get caught and end up being chased by the gypsies. This hot pursuit - crossing sewage channels, roof tops, mountains and rivers - is an excellent piece of the girl's extraordinary acrobatic skills and Henri's bravura.
poster
?
7.8
/17/
10
/1/

Rings Around the World (1967)
While writing a book on the circus, author John Shawcross reflects upon the great acts he has seen over the years and the mystique of circus people. He recalls the solo trapeze act of La Mara; Tarzan, Sahib, and their elephant; Marco's sword-balancing act; an archery act in which Grey Arrow shoots an apple off the head of Zuni, his wife; the Mascott Sisters' head-to-head balancing act on a high ladder; the juggling of Rudy Cardenas; high bar specialists, the Tongas; Gunther Gebel Williams with his tiger; the flying bar act of the Laribles; Carl Sembach-Krone's trained horses; lion tamer Pablo Noel; the Gaonas and the Four Titos on the trampoline; the Flying Armors on the flying trapeze; Frieda Krone and her elephants; Fredy Knie, Sr., and his Lippizaner; the Francesco Clowns; Lilly Yokoi on her bicycle; Mendez and Seitz on the tightrope; and Pauline Schumann on the trick horse.
poster
?
6.5
/12/

Alcohol: Pink Elephant (1975)
Discusses causes, symptoms, and treatment of alcoholism. Points out that alcoholism is a disease which involves both physical and mental dependency, requiring both physical and mental treatment.
poster
?
7.5
/16/
10
/1/
50
/1/

Trapeze Girl (1967)
A young girl runs away from her abusive father to join a group of circus performance, expecting that one day she would be a greatest trapeze artist. Later, she falls in love with one of the members of the circus staff who used to be a trapeze performer in previous times.
poster
?
7.3
/68/
65
/2/
57
/6/

The Tightrope (2012)
Filmed with five hidden cameras, The Tightrope is a total immersion into the creative process behind legendary theater director Peter Brook's work -- powerful, intimate, and emotionally thrilling. In this unique and deeply personal film, we get a dizzying glimpse from the Tightrope and an inkling of what it takes to make theater real...
poster
?
4.3
/24/
10
/1/

High Wire (1984)
N/A


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