Movies (142) tagged by 'Circus'
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still trying to get back to the Big Apple and their beloved Central Park zoo, but first they need to find the penguins. They ...
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who ...
A Bug's Life (1998)
Every year, a bunch of grasshoppers come to the anthill and eat what the ants have gathered for them. The "offering", as the ants call the ritual, is a part of ...
An Apology to Elephants (2013)
Elephants, both the Asiatic and the African for centuries, have been adored, have inspired great works of art, and even have been revered as gods, yet they have...
Two Brothers (2004)
An epic adventure of discovery, survival and wonder, Two Brothers is the story of twin tiger brothers who are born amidst the temple ruins and...
Water for Elephants (2011)
An orphaned veterinary student joins a traveling circus. Based on the novel by Sara Gruen.
Prime (2005)
Rafi, a recently divorced 37-year-old Manhattan career woman, is pursued by Dave, a 23-year-old Brooklyn artist who is smitten with her. As th...
Batman Forever (1995)
The Dark Knight of Gotham City confronts a dastardly duo: Two-Face and the Riddler. Formerly District Attorney Harvey Dent, Two-Face incorrectly believes Batman...
Wings of Desire (1987)
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander) are angels who watch over the city of Berlin. They don't have harps or wings (well, they usually don't have wing...
Open Season 3 (2011)
Boog's friends really to bring him home from a Russian traveling circus.
MirrorMask (2005)
Fifteen-year-old Helena longs to leave her life in the circus and lead a "real life." While coveting a new reality, Helena suddenly finds hers...
Freaks (1932)
Sideshow performers punish acrobat Cleopatra (Olga Baclanova) for humiliating their friend, tiny Hans.
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the Middle ...
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
A mysterious circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and characters that entertain the inhabitants and teach valuable lessons.
Big Top Pee Wee (1988)
Childlike Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) falls for a circus star (Valeria Golino) whose troupe is stranded on his strange farm.
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
In this screwball comedy, heiress Susan is determined to catch a stuffy paleontologist and uses her pet leopard, Baby, to help get his attention. The elements ...
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 tra...
Freakshow (2007)
In a modern retelling of Tod Browning's "Freaks" (1932), "Freakshow" tells the story of a group of criminals who chose to hide out by working security at a tra...
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964)
A young Scottish girl's cat, Thomasina, apparently dies at the hands of her widowed veterinarian father. The strained relationship between the girl and her fat...
Vampire Circus (1972)
A vampire's dying curse is that those present should all die. When a mysterious plague strikes, the doctor's son battles to solve the terrible curse. Set in 1...
Dirty Work (1998)
Mitch and Sam have to come up with $50,000 and fast! The only problem is neither one can hold down a job. Mitch finds a way to money by exploiting the only tale...
Santa sangre (1990)
A bizarre love triangle turns deadly when circus ringmaster Orgo is caught with the tattooed lady by his wife Concha, an aerial performer. A furious Concha sp...
100 Tears (2007)
After being accused of crimes he did not commit, a lonely circus performer exacts his revenge on those who unjustly condemned him. The act sparks something ins...
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
Charlie receives fourteen free passes to the circus for him and his entire family but soon realizes that there are strings attached as the big top's co-owner a...
Baby Blood (1990)
A cruel circus owner beats and abuses his pregnant wife. One day the circus receives a leopard newly captured in Africa, but the animal soon dies. However, an ...
Trapeze (1956)
Mike Ribble was once a great trapeze artist - and the only to have completed a triple somersault - before his accident. Tino joins the circus, and manages to c...
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed, eventually getting a chan...
Mera Naam Joker (1972)
Story about a man who follows his father into the world of entertainment and becomes a clown. After a string of unsuccessful relationships he is left heartbro...
Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
Taken in by distant members of his family after being orphaned, Corcoran runs away to join the circus.
Free Spirits (2011)
A fast-paced supernatural comedy about a mixed group of working class friends, a conspicuous medium, and a pompous movie star and his fed-up assistant all navig...
Tale of Tales (2015)
The film serves as Garrone's English-language debut and will interweave three separate story strands bookended by brief bits in which Italians Alba Rohrwacher a...
Dhoom 3: Back in Action (2013)
Trained as a circus entertainer by his father, the adult Sahir co-stars in a circus alongside the gymnast Aaliya, though his true motive is to rob the show's ow...
Berserk (1968)
Monica Rivers, is the owner and ringmaster of a traveling circus and who'll stop at nothing to draw bigger audiences. When a series of mysterious murders begin...
Adam Resurrected (2008)
"Adam Resurrected" follows the story of Adam Stein, a charismatic patient at a mental institution for Holocaust survivors in Israel, 1961. He reads minds and co...
Silent Tongue (1993)
Mad with grief after the death of his Kiowa wife, Roe awaits death under a tree with her body beside him. She begins to haunt him because he won't bury her...
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996)
Originally filmed in December 1968, "The Rock and Roll Circus" was originally intended to be released as a television special. The special was filmed over two ...
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 tr...
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out? Wishes are granted, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Based on the...
Clownhouse (1989)
Just before Halloween, three kid brothers who are alone in a big house are menaced by three escaped mental patients who have murdered some traveling circus clow...
Wilder Napalm (1993)
Wilder and Wallace are brothers and pyrokinetics. Ever since childhood they've been able to start fires with their minds but following a tragedy in which they ...
The Serpent's Egg (1978)
Ingmar Bergman's The Serpent's Egg follows a week in the life of Abel Rosenberg, an out-of-work American circus acrobat living in poverty-stricken Berlin follo...
Viva Maria! (1965)
A Latin revolution gets a lift from an anarchist's daughter and a circus dancer, each named Maria. Directed by Louis Malle.
At the Circus (1939)
Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter lets his accomplices steal the money, so he can take over...
Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
A travelling circus in 19th century France adopts and showcases a feral "wolf boy", who grows into adulthood only to kill the one-man band. He runs off to Paris...
Circus of Horrors (1960)
A plastic surgeon on the run after disfiguring the face of a patient, hides out in a circus, where he transforms the faces of badly scarred women. But woe-bet...
3 Ring Circus (1954)
Another movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money, looking for some job. They finally find one as workers in a circus...
White Palms (2006)
Having suffered as a boy under a brutal Communist-era coach, champion Hungarian gymnast Miklos moves to Canada years later in search of a new start - only to fi...
The Dark Tower (1943)
High drama beneath the big top. Forbidden romance, rivalry, murder, betrayed friends. A retired hypnotist falls in love with a trapeze artiste whose jealous par...
China 9 Liberty 37 (1978)
Condemned gunman Clayton is given a last minute reprieve on condition he murders rancher Matthew for a railway company. Visiting Matthew's ranch, Clayton is u...
Street Angel (1928)
A young woman on the run from the police joins a traveling circus and falls in love with a painter. A silent movie with talking sequences. ...
The Last Circus (2010)
A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.
Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away (2012)
Mia (Erica Kathleen Linz) is a young woman seeking escape. She enters a circus tent and falls instantly in love with an aerialist ...
Shadows and Fog (1992)
A killer lurks in the dark corners of an odd little European town--a mysterious stranger who brutally strangles his victims. When the circus comes to visit, t...
Free Jimmy (2004)
Four stoners, five vegans, three mobsters, four hunters and a million reasons to free one junkie elephant
Bye Bye Blackbird (2005)
A period drama set in the early years of the 20th century. Josef, a former construction worker who delighted in dancing on girders high above the city, who now ...
The Circus (1928)
Charlie's Tramp character finds himself at a circus where he is promptly gets chased around by the police who think he is a pickpocket. Running into the bigtop...
Cirque du Soleil: Alegria (2001)
La bande annonce officielle du spectacle en tournee Alegria du Cirque du Soleil.
Bronco Billy (1980)
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
One Lucky Elephant (2010)
Ten years in the making, ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT follows the poignant journey of circus producer David Balding as he tries to find a nurturing and permanent home for...
Abril Despedaçado (2001)
When ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother, a young man questions the tradition of violence between two rival families.
Daredevil Droopy (1951)
Similar in tone to 'The Chump Champ' (1950), but this time Droopy and Spike are in competition for a circus acrobat's job...
Circus of Fear (1966)
A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.
Marvellous (2014)
The life of Neil Baldwin, a man who has shrugged off his perceived limitations to live an incredible life.
Under the Big Top (1938)
A pretty young circus trapeze artist is pushed by her domineering aunt to be the best aerialist in the world. When she begins to fall for one of the two men in ...
The Chimp (1932)
In lieu of back wages, the defunct circus that Stanley and Oliver have been working for pay them off with a flea circus and a trained chimpanzee named "Ethel." ...
Fun & Fancy Free (1947)
Disney version of fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk", featuring Mickey, Donald and Goofy in the main roles. Also contains another short film, re-released as "B...
Circus World (1964)
In the early years of the 20th century, Matt Masters takes his rambling Wild West Show to Europe. His decision is prompted by his desire to find Lili Alfredo, w...
Circus of the Dead (2014)
A man becomes entangled in a deadly morality game when the circus comes to town and a sadistic clown forces him to examine the things in life he takes for grant...
Animal Crackers (2017)
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a run-down circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.
The Playboys (1992)
A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of wedlock, and refusing to name the fathe...
Three Little Twirps (1943)
The Stooges get a job putting up posters for a circus but discover that instead of money, their pay is tickets to the show. When trying to scalp their tickets g...
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
A Russian circus visits the US. A clown wants to defect, but doesn't have the nerve. His saxophone playing friend however comes to the decision to defect in the...
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 l...
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Larson E. Whipsnade runs a seedy circus which is perpetually in debt. His performers give him nothing but trouble, especially Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy....
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
A gorilla named Ivan tries to piece together his past with the help of an elephant named Stella as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
Czech circus owner-Clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.
Sawdust And Tinsel (1953)
While traveling in caravan through the country of Sweden, one member of the decadent Alberti Circus tells the owner and ringmaster Albert Johansson a sad story ...
Barnum (1986)
The amazing biography of legendary circus impresario and unparalleled showman, P.T. Barnum.
Lola Montès (1955)
The film tells the tragic story of Lola Montès, a great adventurer who becomes the main attraction of a circus after being the lover of various important Europe...
Freaks Out (2021)
Rome, 1943: Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario are the main attractions of the "Mezza Piotta Circus" run by Israel, meanwhile someone start looking for the four ...
Captive Wild Woman (1943)
An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a female gorilla into a human...even though it costs human li...
I'm No Angel (1933)
Circus performer Tira seeks a better life pursuing the company of wealthy New York men with improbable comic complications along the way.
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
Long ago the Lady Borealis placed the evil Winterbolt under a magic spell, and put the last of her magic into the nose of a newborn reindeer: Rudolph. But now W...
Coulrophobia (2017)
An on-the-run twisted family of circus performers live in the remote Scottish highlands, miles away from civilisation. When a team of kick ass Roller Derby girl...
The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997)
Pre-teen jungle boy Mowgli gets to human world and is pursued by P.T.Barnum circus scout Harrison who wants to take him to circus as curiosity. Harrison hires l...
Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012)
Scooby-Doo and the gang go on vacation to Atlantic City, but they get involved in a mystery at a circus.
Cirque du Soleil Quidam (1999)
By far the best soundtrack ever made for a Cirque Du Soleil show. A magnificent art piece.
Pinocchio: A True Story (2022)
Young Pinocchio runs away from his genius creator Jepetto accompanied by the horse Tibalt to see the world and joins the traveling circus run by hustler Modjafo...
A Tiger Walks (1964)
A tiger escapes from a circus truck as it passes by a small town, and hides itself in the surrounding woods. This throws the town into a panic and everyone want...
Bizarre: A Circus Story (2016)
An intimate look at the extraordinary life of Master Lu Yi, hailed as the father of modern acrobatics, and the vast community of big-top lovers who share his dr...
GreasePaint (2013)
GreasePaint is a documentary film by Daniel Espeut that follows Joey Thurmond and his family as they travel around the country performing the art of American ci...
Last Moments (1974)
Giacomino a little boy abandoned by his mother and raised by an alcoholic father. Giacomino is sweet, innocent, hardworking and sadly he is dying. He longs to b...
Outside Ozona (1998)
A drama revolving around a group of strangers brought together by a common occurrence as well as listening to the same radio station.
Come on Cowboys (1937)
When the circus owner friend of the Mesquiteers is framed for counterfeiting by his unscrupulous partner, the trio pledges to maintain his interests and care fo...
Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown (1980)
Snoopy runs away to join the circus when he falls for a poodle performing in it.
Ostwind - Der groÃe Orkan (2021)
Because of a violent summer storm, a traveling horse circus show arrives at Gut Kaltenbach. Ari is magically drawn to the world of horse riding, but she also se...
Pastoral Hide and Seek (1974)
A young boys' coming of age tale set in a strange, carnivalesque village becomes the recreation of a memory that the director has twenty years later.
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Pop and Kitty Wonder are the owners of the Wonder Circus and because of Pop's addiction to gambling they are constantly in debt and the creditors are very close...
Magda (2004)
A first love is corrupted as a man recalls his affair with a beautiful circus contortionist in this stop-motion animation of wooden mannequins.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stol...
Seal Skinners (1939)
A trained seal has escaped from the Jingling Brothers circus; there's a $100,000 reward. Both the Captain and John Silver hear this news, as does the seal....
Polly of the Circus (1932)
After a trapeze performer is injured during an accident, she is moved to a minister's house where they both fall in love.
The Lyin' Mouse (1937)
A mouse is trying to free himself from a trap when a cat arrives. The mouse, desperate, asks if the cat has heard the story of the lion and the mouse. We see th...
Duel of Hearts (1991)
Lady Caroline Faye (Alison Doody) meets Lord Vane Brecon (Benedict Taylor) and is attracted to him. When she finds out that he is being accused of a murder he d...
Akrobatisches Potpourri (1895)
Eight circus performers known as the Grunato family perform their famous balancing act.
Notes on the Circus (1966)
The short film is a montage of sped up video clips of The Ringling Brothers Circus in action set to a musical track. The film is separated into four segments, e...
Ring of Fear (1954)
Three psychiatrists find that Dublin O'Malley has homicidal tendencies, an under-diagnosis at best. O'Malley kills a guard, escapes from the mental institution,...
Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions (1933)
Betty Boop and her friends Koko the Clown and Bimbo have been hired to demonstrate a series of crazy gadgets at the Big Invention Show. After a more or less suc...
Invitation to the Dance (1956)
This is a movie where three entirely different stories are told though dancing. Words are not used and the style of dancing is different for each part. Kelly is...
Going Bananas (1987)
While on vacation in a fictitious African country, the young son of a US senator, his guardian and their guide must stop the corrupt local police chief and the ...
The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III (1994)
When a sly magician casts a spell so that he can buy Goldy, the last Golden Bear, Jesse runs away with her pet. Hiding deep in the heart of the forest, the youn...
Merry Andrew (1958)
Downtrodden but creative English school-teacher (Danny Kaye) on archeological trip discovers joys of love and circus life with acrobat (Pier Angeli).
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
An exploration of the careers of four unrelated professionals: a lion tamer, a robotics expert, a topiary gardener, and a naked mole rat specialist.
Terror on the Midway (1942)
When the circus' animals escape and threaten disaster, Superman must take action.
The Astrologer (1976)
Alexander is running a con game at a circus as a psychic. When he finds that he actually does possess psychic powers, he uses them for his own ends.
I Love a Parade (1932)
A circus parade, to the title tune. Next, a series of sideshow acts: the wild boy, the rubber man, siamese twin pigs, a tattooed man, a hula-dancing hippo, an I...
Inki at the Circus (1947)
At the circus, two dogs compete for the bone in Inki's topknot, as a disinterested myna bird causes trouble for everyone.
Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse at the Circus (1916)
Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse go to the circus and end up harassing a lovely lady.
I clowns (1975)
A ragout of real memories and mockumentary, as Fellini explores a childhood obsession: circus clowns.
William Comes to Town (1948)
William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.
Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)
"King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home." (from Edison Films)
Being Different (1981)
A tribute to the spirit and humanity of people who are physically different from the average: very tall and very large men and women, a bearded woman and her lo...
Carnival Courage (1945)
The prologue says that in the old days, the strong men were Samson and Hercules, but today it is Willoughby Wren, a little wimp with a magic hat that gives him ...
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