Circus movies and TV shows – page 2
Best films
List of circus movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.
Style:
slasher, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film ...
Plot:
circus, serial killer, murder, manhunt, killer clown, carnival, macabre, amusement park, on the run, heist, crime gone awry, vampire ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, tower bridge london
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Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Germany, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Two amateur circus kids from a poor Ukrainian village, ten-year-old Barbu and his older sister Mimma, are sold to a circus artist called Caruso who promises them a career in the West.
Style:
disturbing, emotional, serious, realistic, bleak
Plot:
boy, circus, youth, child prostitution, human trafficking, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, kidnapping, kids in trouble, hopes, dishonesty, siblings relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe, berlin germany, ukraine, europe, germany
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
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, ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, psychotronic, 2d animation
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
true love, circus, hunchback, happy ending, halloween, robbery, social misfits, danger, church, best friend, self discovery, heroes ...
Time:
15th century, 90s
Place:
france, madagascar, paris france, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When Scooby and the gang hear of a werewolf plaguing a traveling circus, they go undercover as circus performers to get to the bottom.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, horror for children
Plot:
circus, scooby doo, talking dog, investigation, cartoon dog, friendship, gang, ghost, teenager, villain, great dane, dog ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
new jersey, atlantic city
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
JoJo's Circus is an interactive stop-motion musical comedy series for preschool children. The series is created by the combined efforts of Jim Jinkins, David Campbell, Lisa Jinkins and Eric Weiner and produced by Cuppa Coffee Studios and ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, educational, light hearted ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
clown, circus, friendship, friends, imaginary kingdom, best friend, teaching the ways of the world, family life, imagination, children, safe, problem solving ...
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282
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Nevia, a 17-years-old girl from a poor trailer park family in Naples, joins a circus, trying to escape from her situation.
Style:
captivating, psychological, realistic, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
circus, escape, young woman, teenage protagonist, coming of age, poverty, lifestyle change, teenage life, changing lives, teenage girl, circus performer, social problems ...
Place:
naples italy, southern italy
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Corteo, which means "cortege" in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, entertaining, disturbing ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
circus, clown, acrobatics, live performance, spectacle, circus performer, traveling circus, satire, fantasy world, music, parallel world, theatrical troupe ...
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224K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the British chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the american rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky ...
Style:
claymation, funny, period piece, satirical, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
stop motion, bird, escape, talking animal, anthropomorphic animal, prison, escape attempt, chicken, chicken farm, anthropomorphism, rat, freedom ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 1959, year 2000, post world war two ...
Place:
united kingdom, england, northern england, europe, yorkshire
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, China, UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The show follows the adventures of a circus who has a variety of different acts including a tap dancing horse.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, light hearted, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
circus, friendship, youth, tap dance, children, talking horse, companionship, anthropomorphic animal, traveling circus, backstage, heartwarming, music and dance ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Thierry drops out of school to apprentice as a lion tamer at the zoo where he meets Roselyne, who shares his passion. They fall in love and when he loses his job, the young lovers journey across France finding odd jobs at several circuses. In ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, humorous, offbeat, touching ...
Plot:
circus, lion tamer, lion, fall in love, infidelity, love affair, family problems, animal life, couples, unfulfillment, crumbling marriage, dangerous animal ...
Time:
80s
Place:
france, munich germany
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84
Genre: Fantasy
Country: Belgium
Duration: 5 min.
TV show
Story:
Bumba is a mischievous, but always cheerful clown in a circus full of sound and color full of staging tricks. He gets help from his best friends Bumbalu, the Kiwi bird, the bear Nanadu, the elephant Tumbi and many other brightly colored figures ...
Style:
colorful, entertaining, captivating, funny, semi serious ...
Audience:
toddlers, kids, preschool
Plot:
clown, circus, friendship, children, magic, friends, baby boy, teamwork, kindergarten, puppetry, problem solving, television ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home
Style:
visually stunning, offbeat, surreal, cerebral, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, date night, pre-teens, teen fantasy, kids ...
Plot:
circus, coming of age, fantasy world, magic, imaginary kingdom, alternate reality, alternate dimension, good versus evil, trippy, parallel universe, imaginary, drawing ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
brighton, england
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120K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Fabergé egg. James Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
Style:
exciting, tense, saga, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, cold war, circus, secret agent, 007, race against time, terrorism, agent, secret service, female nudity, train ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
india, east germany, west germany, east berlin, fictional island ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant ...
Style:
sweet, sincere, touching, visually appealing, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
circus, talking animal, human animal relationship, gorilla, animal rights, friendship, animal that acts human, animal life, affection, talent, unlikely friendships, animal ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Italy, France, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, disturbing, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot:
witch, medieval, beautiful scenery, magic, violence, castle, fantasy world, ogre, brutality, fight scenes, monster, circus ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
italy, southern italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Made-for-TV movie, tells the true story of the Great Wallendas, a family of circus acrobats famous for their seven-person high wire pyramid act, that one night ended in tragedy.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tension, suspense
Plot:
circus, biopic, tragedy, acrobatics, teamwork, danger, family drama, death, sacrifice, loss, trick, grief ...
Time:
60s
Place:
america
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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 sweeps up at the circus. Once the big top's owner spots the young roustabout defying ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sentimental, captivating, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
circus, love affair, workplace romance, couples, working class, artists and showbiz, fall in love, travel, love, friendship, tourism, inspiration ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
paris france, europe, rome italy, london
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335K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
computer animated, humorous, touching, 3d animation, witty ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot:
circus, ant, flea, villain, grasshopper, friendship, ladybug, butterfly, food, kids and family, toys, deception ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998
Place:
texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Biopic based on the life of author Raymond Roussel.
Style:
realistic, emotional, captivating, humorous, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
haunted by the past, circus, homecoming, workplace, performer's life, family business, fall in love, dark past, circus performer, nostalgia, love and romance, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france, europe, south of france
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, melancholic, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
circus, biopic, ambition, promotion, spectacle, entrepreneurship, rise and fall, american history, family drama, character study, legacy, entertainment industry ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
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Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A sadistic group of clowns kidnap an unsuspecting man and his daughters, forcing him to play a deadly game in order to save his family.
Style:
sadistic, exciting, bleak, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
killer clown, evil clown, circus, clown, necrophilia, amusement park, murder, violence, psycho terror, homicidal maniac, killing spree, disguise ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: China, Spain, USA, UK, Australia, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, funny, computer animated, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
circus, magic, monkey, cowboy, giraffe, elephant, lion, bear, obsessive quest, rivals, hamster, teenager ...
Time:
2010s, year 1964, year 1963, year 1962
Place:
cleveland ohio
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind between his adopted daughter and her mother.
Style:
serious, realistic, epic, 70mm film
Plot:
circus, cowboy, redheaded woman, carnival, battles, family relations, love and romance, single parent, starting over, love affair, parents and children, acrobat ...
Time:
60s, 1910s
Place:
rome italy, europe, spain, paris france, finland ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany, France, Poland
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday.
Style:
surreal, disturbing, controversial, clever, epic ...
Plot:
world war two, fascism, coming of age, boy, circus, nazi, wartime life, magic realism, cheating wife, extramarital affair, infidelity, beach ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, 1920s, year 1939 ...
Place:
germany, middle east, israel, europe, central europe ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
funny, anthology, not serious, realistic, cynical ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
restaurant, food industry, social satire, circus, food, gastronomy, father son conflict, undercover, restaurant owner, father son relationship, cooking and food, cooking ...
Time:
year 1976, 20th century, 70s
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 224 min.
Story:
Raju is a joker, a clown. It is what he is and what he always shall be. As his life story unfolds in three chapters, from his school days to the circus to the streets, he must always make people laugh and be happy, no matter how unhappy he is ...
Style:
retro, realistic, inspirational, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
circus, unrequited love, clown, teenage boy, true love, tragic hero, single mother, unspoken love, loneliness, sadness, tragic event, naked woman ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
india, bombay india
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143
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Tommy, un petit garçon qui vit seul avec sa mère, voit un cirque s'installer près de chez lui. Il part à la découverte de ce nouveau monde.
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, disturbing, humorous ...
Plot:
mother and son, circus, single mother, missing father, traveling circus, family relations, family problems, circus performer, relationships, family secret, humour, satire ...
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112K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
Style:
feel good, exciting, touching, atmospheric, sad ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, toddlers, adult
Plot:
friendship, chase, bear cub, bear, pretending to be someone else, animal, circus, prison, family relations, talking animal, disguise, gift ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
london, peru, big ben london, england, south america ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A sequel to the animated hit THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS.
Style:
3d animation, feel good, light, funny, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, adult, preschool
Plot:
dog, children, rabbit, guinea pig, circus, talking cat, cat, terrier, human animal relationship, pets, animal, talking animal ...
Place:
new york, turkey
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front yard. Pee-wee, along with an outlandish cast of animals and circus performers, puts on the best show ...
Style:
humorous, light, feel good, slapstick, mysterious ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
circus, small town, farm, acrobat, workplace, misfit, traveling circus, love triangle, fall in love, fat woman, farmer, fiance fiancee relationship ...
Place:
california
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