Circus movies and TV shows – page 5
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List of circus movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A teenage boy runs away from home. He joins the circus but finds out that it's not all what it's cracked up to be. But then the boy becomes a witness to a murder, and he must try to stay out of the killer's way.
Style:
tense, emotional, suspenseful, crime thriller, surreal ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
circus, sideshow, carnival, runaway, freakshow, outsider, coming of age, danger, murder witness, survival, identity, behind the scenes ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Musical, Mystery
Country: Denmark
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Everything is as usual at the circus, where a cheerful band of performers enjoy a world full of magic and where grown-ups get to play. Ramona loves her life inside and outside the circus ring, and not least her motley circus family. But strange ...
Style:
colorful, lighthearted, feel good, detective, tension ...
Plot:
circus, clown, children, friendship, rivalry, magic, backstage, competition, heartwarming, family drama, investigation, suspicion ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In a style evocative of Fellini at his most surreal, this bizarre French Canadian fantasy follows the romance between a young filmmaker and a bearded lady from a local circus during the 1960s. The story begins in a contemporary theater where a ...
Style:
art house, surreal, avant garde, romantic, experimental ...
Plot:
circus, magic realism, sideshow, freakshow, filmmaking, memory, identity, loss, nostalgia, love story, obsession, ghost ...
Time:
60s
Place:
louisiana, montreal
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A Shaw Brothers Circus Drama about a Trapeze Girl
Style:
emotional, sentimental, period piece, suspense
Plot:
circus, acrobatics, female protagonist, determination, escape, abusive father, backstage, family conflict, aspiration, resilience, jealousy, friendship ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Despite his parents opposition, professor Yengibaryan's youngest son dreams of becoming clown and making people laugh. That's so simple, Leonid thinks. However, the director of the circus doesn't thinks so, but noticing Leonid's ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, period piece, black and white, experimental
Plot:
clown, circus, yerevan, biopic, self discovery, character study, coming of age, travelogue, performance art, mime, empathy, family conflict ...
Time:
60s
Place:
caucasus, russia, armenia, soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
(Russian with English subtitles) The show is under way in the circus arena. But there is agitation behind the curtain: the audience's darling, Bodhi the elephant has fallen ill. The next morning a trailer arrives to pick Bodhi up. But his sad ...
Style:
road movie, emotional, melancholic, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
elephant, circus, heartwarming, empathy, journey, kindness, companionship, friendship, road trip, humanity, slice of life, travel ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Israel's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1998
Style:
dark comedy, independent film
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
circus, lion, social commentary, small town life, friendship, everyday life, bittersweet, humanity, resilience, israeli palestinian conflict, satire, absurdism ...
Place:
palestine, middle east
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Sergei is a professional clown in the circus, and he knows how to make people happy. He is adopting the six-year old boy Vanka from a foster home. Sergei is a good man, who can provide unconditional love. But Sergei's wife suddenly separates ...
Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, sincere, melancholic
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
clown, adoption, circus, divorce, foster home, parent child relationship, fatherhood, family drama, compassion, single parent, empathy, bonding ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Before the war, in Berlin, Adam was an entertainer- cabaret impresario, magician, musician-loved by all until he finds himself in a concentration camp, confronted by Commandant Klein. Adam survives the camp by becoming the Klein's ...
Style:
touching, contemplative, serious, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
holocaust, nazi, world war two, survival, haunted by the past, against humanity, life is a bitch, mental illness, circus, concentration camp, patient, circus performer ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1936, year 2008, 60s ...
Place:
europe, israel, middle east, berlin germany, germany
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Marco Vallez (Antonio Banderas) is possessed by the beauty of a circus sharp shooter, and from the second they meet he is willing to give up everything to be with her. But one horrifying night sends them both down a road of revenge leaving behind a ...
Style:
serious, bleak, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lovers on the run, rape, sexualized violence, journalism, vigilante, rape and revenge, revenge, vengeance, murder, vigilantism, violence spree, mentally unstable ...
Time:
90s, year 1993
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Kaleido Star is a Japanese anime series animated Japanese studio Gonzo. The series was created by Junichi Sato, who also directed the first season, and written by Reiko Yoshida. Kaleido Star: New Wings was directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike.
Kaleido ...
Style:
anime, humorous, semi serious, touching, shoujo
Plot:
young heroes, follow your dream, obsessive quest, friendship, escapades, desire for fame, teenage life, youth, circus, acrobatics, coming of age, gymnastics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Middle-aged Antonin and his friends, the major, now retired, and the canon, are in the river, swimming and philosophizing. Then it starts to rain. It just seems to be that sort of summer. Antonin runs the swimming bath with his portly wife ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
circus, magic realism, renaissance, adultery, wine, young woman, magic, military officer, summer, bittersweet, friendship, rich and poor ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 1920s
Place:
balkan, eastern europe, central europe
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK, Germany, Ireland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they become inseparable. Things turn horribly wrong however, when Chris discovers his new best friend ...
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, touching, emotional
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
gender, gender disguise, corporal punishment, coming of age, friendship, circus, youth, gender bending, impostor, first love, family relations, orphan ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
In a small Western town, spunky ex-city girl Lucky forms a tight bond with wild horse Spirit while having adventures with best pals Pru and Abigail.
Style:
light, entertaining, semi serious, captivating, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
cartoon horse, horse, friendship between girls, horse riding, wild horse, girl horse relationship, human animal relationship, friendship, cowboy, female protagonist, friends, animal human communication ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series of demon-capturing events, the ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, humorous, tense, light ...
Plot:
monkey king, giant spider, demonic possession, kung fu, supernatural power, martial arts, monk, magic, demon, buddha, giant monster, destruction ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
china
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Genre: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Indonesia
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
The speedy blue hedgehog gets a new look in this comedy/adventure series that sees him battling a familiar foe with sidekick Tails and pals Knuckles, Amy and Sticks. The gang tries to ward off the evil plans of Dr. Eggman, who is hellbent on taking ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, exciting, entertaining, cult classic ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids
Plot:
heroic mission, imaginary, heroes, escapades, danger, chases and races, sonic the hedgehog, anthropomorphic animal, alternate dimension, mad scientist, super villain, circus ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, not serious, humorous, intense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
talking animal, dog, spy, animal, talking dog, secret service, espionage, vengeance, secret agent, villainess, feud, gadget ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, san francisco, germany
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Third-grader Judy Moody sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life.
Style:
feel good, realistic, not serious, humorous, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
summer vacation, youth, family relations, mischievous children, competition, young heroes, amusement park, escapades, disorder, friendship, female protagonist, girl ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, virginia
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lady Caroline Faye meets Lord Vane Brecon and is attracted to him. When she finds out that he is being accused of a murder he did not commit, she sets out to prove him innocent
Style:
gothic, realistic, touching, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot:
castle, murder, circus, hidden identity, couples, family relations, investigation, dishonesty, love and romance, love affair, fall in love, false accusation ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 90s, regency period
Place:
london
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Inspired by the moving and brave book “Só as Mães São Felizes”, by Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza's mother, the film covers a little more than 10 years of the singer’s crazy and brief life – from the beginning of his career in the Circo ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay, aids, addiction, rock star, musician's life, lgbt, ambition, rise to the top, music band, rising to stardom, lifestyle, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america, boston
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Netherlands, Japan, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Alfred J. Kwak is a cartoon television series based on a Dutch theatre show by Herman van Veen and was co-produced by VARA, Telecable Benelux B.V. and TV Tokyo and first shown in 1989. It consists of 52 episodes. The series characters were designed ...
Style:
retro, adult animation, contemplative, serious, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
orphan, chess, circus, duck, politics, heroes, animal life, treason, injustice, friends, society, coming of age ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Burnt-out transit cop Jay forms an unlikely alliance with pickpocket Kay to stop a terrorist hijacker from blowing up a subway car during rush hour.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, stylized, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rescue, terrorism, swat team, terrorist, disaster, hostage, save the day, danger, tough heroes, law enforcement, runaway train, train ...
Place:
korea, hong kong, south korea
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, surreal, humorous, touching ...
Plot:
true love, poet, power of love, against the odds, woman in danger, cure, wooing, ambition, goodhearted, wartime, love story, love ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, italy, middle east, europe, baghdad iraq ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Australia
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Three chimps are sent into space to explore the possibility of alien life when an unmanned space shuttle crash lands on an uncharted planet.
Style:
humorous, computer animated, entertaining, not serious, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
chimpanzee, nasa, space and aliens, space, fish out of water, friendship, save the world, daring rescue, disorder, escapades, danger, race against time ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008
Place:
florida
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348K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and ...
Style:
touching, visually appealing, period piece, visually stunning, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
steampunk, orphan, friendship, filmmaking, boy, childhood, street kid, longing, robot, harry potter, magical, destiny ...
Time:
year 2011, post world war one, 20th century, year 1931, 1930s ...
Place:
paris france, france, madagascar, iran, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Germany, Croatia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Fed up with the harsh treatment his master has given him, a brave little mouse (and later his dog, Brewster) sets off on an adventure.
Style:
heroic, colorful, light hearted, anime, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
journey, children, shoemaker, friendship, loyalty, talking animal, bravery, escape, perseverance, coming of age, rescue, mistreatment ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Germany, Spain, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Style:
surreal, cult classic, visually stunning, gothic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
steampunk, dystopia, children, childhood, friendship, good versus evil, surrealism, cloning, flea, trippy, escape, mad scientist ...
Time:
future
Place:
france
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Russia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Belka, the amazing flying dog is unexpectedly hurdled into the streets of Moscow when the rocket she is in malfunctions during one of her circus routines. Fortunately the crash leads her to meet a streetwise dog named Strelka and her irredeemable ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, funny, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
friendship, space travel, friends, spacewalk, training, partner, anthropomorphism, dog, space exploration, teamwork, space program, space and aliens ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
russia, moscow russia, soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in America, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, a rich but sheltered American girl who joins the growing ...
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, sexy, stylized, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, family outing, adult
Plot:
anti war, hippie, freedom, music, vietnam war, artist, dancing, love story, fall in love, political unrest, young lovers, passion ...
Time:
60s, year 2007, y2k, 20th century, year 1968
Place:
new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, california, manhattan new york city ...
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960
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Uruguay, Colombia
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Anina Yatay Salas is a ten-year-old whose name spells trouble: those three palindromes in a row are an ongoing source of teasing at school. When a playground fight results in mysterious punishment, Anina will learn to put her problems in perspective ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, light, enigmatic, anime ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
daydreamer, self discovery, imaginary, imaginary character, mischievous children, friendship, schoolgirl, punishment, girl, 10 year old, circus, broadway ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
uruguay, latin america
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