Lion tamer movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant lion tamer movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, independent film, serious, humorous, captivating and road movie films and TV shows about / with lion tamer, circus, lion, danger, love triangle, love and romance, clown, satire, violence and disorder plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as lion tamer: Roselyne and the Lions (1988), Beast Tamer (2022), The Fabelmans (2022), Hercules Against the Mongols (1963), The Last Circus (2010), Striped Trip (1961), Masquerade (1965), Side Show (1981), The Mighty Gorga (1969), The Twelve Chairs (1962).

List of lion tamer movies

Roselyne and the Lions (1988)
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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 6.9
 2K
Beast Tamer (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Rein is a Beast Tamer who fights alongside heroes to bring down the Demon King. But one day his comrades declare him useless and kick him out of the party, after which he decides to start a carefree life as an adventurer. During the test he must ...
Style: anime, satirical, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot: adventurer, animal, adventure hero, escapades, teamwork, lion tamer, satire, magical creature, friendship, human animal relationship, animal human communication, creature ...
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 7.5
 133K
The Fabelmans (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 151 min.
Story: A coming-of-age story about a young man’s discovery of a shattering family secret and an exploration of the power of movies to help us see the truth about each other and ourselves.
Style: semi autobiographical, dramatic, realistic, captivating, serious ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: father son relationship, coming of age, teenage boy, bullying, childhood, relationships, filmmaker, autobiography, boy, anti semitism, filmmaking, life ...
Time: 2020s, year 1957, 20th century, year 1965, year 1963 ...
Place: arizona, northern california, new jersey, california, north america ...
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Hercules Against the Mongols (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Though Genghis Khan eventually sought peace with the West, his death in 1227 AD puts into power his three war-like sons: Sayan, Susdal, and Kin Khan. These sons quickly overrun the city of Tuleda and take prisoner Princess Bianca, though young ...
Plot: peplum, hercules, medieval, warrior, gladiator, myth, legion, mythology, sword and sorcery, sorcery, barbarian, superpower ...
Time: middle ages, 13th century, medieval times
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The Last Circus (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, War
Country: Spain, France, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The journey of Javier, the obese Sad Clown, starts during his childhood in the midst of the Spanish civil war in 1937. His father, one of Spain’s most prominent jesters, is detained and tortured by the fascist regime.
Style: disturbing, dark comedy, sexy, rough, psychological ...
Plot: clown, circus, dark humor, sadism, killer clown, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, performer's life, life is a bitch, evil clown, revenge, graphic violence ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 70s, 20th century, year 1937 ...
Place: europe, spain, madrid
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 7.3
 3K
Striped Trip (1961)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A Soviet cruise ship "Evgeni Onegin" is carrying cages with tigers and lions for a Soviet Circus. One loose monkey unlocks all cages, letting the tigers and lions out. Poor passengers and crew have no place to run. The captain abandons his ...
Style: sweet, romantic, humorous, feel good, exciting ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: ship, human animal relationship, tiger, animal training, fall in love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love interest, sea voyage, strong female lead, female protagonist, danger, chimpanzee ...
Place: soviet union, ussr, russia
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 5.5
 622
Masquerade (1965)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The British send an American and a war hero to kidnap and hide an oil-country prince.
Style: realistic, semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot: secret agent, 007, escapades, undercover, heroes, danger, espionage, dishonesty, confined, save the day, state affairs, political conspiracy ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: europe, middle east, england, turkey
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 6.2
 68
Side Show (1981)
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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The Mighty Gorga (1969)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A circus owner and a lady trapper trek into the African jungle to capture a giant gorilla for his circus.
Style: natural horror, psychotronic, independent film, weird
Plot: kaiju, giant monster, king kong, dinosaur, jungle adventure, monkey, macabre, giant ape, skeleton, jungle, witch doctor, gorilla ...
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The Twelve Chairs (1962)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Cuba
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When her country is taken over by socialist revolutionaries, a wealthy woman can't bear to give up all of her wealth and possessions to the new government, so she hides all of her treasures in the 12 chairs of a dining-room set. After her death ...
Style: satirical, road movie, fast paced, dark comedy, buddy comedy ...
Plot: socialism, satire, treasure hunt, political satire, social commentary, irony, quest, greed, class conflict, farce, bureaucracy, inheritance ...
Place: cuba, havana cuba
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Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The daughter of a circus owner fights to save her father from a takeover spearheaded by the man she loves.
Style: retro, semi serious, stylized, humorous, feel good ...
Plot: circus, carnival, bride and groom, elephant, gambling, friends, wiretap, disorder, espionage, ambition, follow your dream, fighting the system ...
Time: 60s, 90s
Place: iowa
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Circus Palestina (1998)
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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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in murder. Based on a novel by James M. Cain.
Style: neo noir, sexy, erotic, independent film, suspense ...
Plot: infidelity, sex scene, unfaithful wife, illicit love, femme fatale, murder, nudity, tragic romance, female orgasm, adultery, love affair, sexual content ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1981
Place: california, usa, san diego california, los angeles
Is relevant?
 6.4
 829
The Miracle (1991)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The two teenagers Jimmy and Rose spend their vacation at the small Irish sea-resort Bray. Out of boredom they observe other people and imagine wild stories about them. One day they observe the blonde Renee, and Jimmy is immediately fascinated by her ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, erotic, psychological ...
Audience: teens, pre-teens
Plot: mother son incest, oedipus complex, friendship, unrequited love, abandoned by mother, incest, obsession, couples, youth, betrayal, love and romance, destructive relationship ...
Time: year 1991, 90s
Place: ireland, europe
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Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
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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Psycho-Circus (1966)
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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