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Nice films about circus (and a terrible one)

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  • Big Fish (2003)

    1. Big Fish

    20032h 5mPG-1358Metascore
    8.0 (471K)
    A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsEwan McGregorAlbert FinneyBilly Crudup
  • Rodrigo Santoro in Behind the Sun (2001)

    2. Behind the Sun

    20011h 45mPG-1373Metascore
    7.6 (7.7K)
    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.
    DirectorWalter SallesStarsJosé DumontRodrigo SantoroRita Assemany
  • Charles Chaplin and Claire Bloom in Limelight (1952)

    3. Limelight

    19522h 17mG84Metascore
    8.0 (23K)
    A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinClaire BloomNigel Bruce
  • Mel Blanc, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Noreen Gammill, Dorothy Scott, Sarah Selby, and Margaret Wright in Dumbo (1941)

    4. Dumbo

    19411h 4mG96Metascore
    7.2 (148K)
    Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
    DirectorsSamuel ArmstrongNorman FergusonWilfred JacksonStarsSterling HollowayEdward BrophyJames Baskett
  • The Mercenary (1968)

    5. The Mercenary

    19681h 50mPG-13
    7.1 (6.6K)
    A greedy Polish mercenary helps a mine worker and a peasant girl lead a revolution against the Mexican Government, all while being pursued by an American rival.
    DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsFranco NeroTony MusanteFranco Giacobini
  • Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003)

    6. Lisbela and the Prisoner

    20031h 46m
    7.6 (7.7K)
    This is the fun story of the mischievous, adventurous and conquering Leléu and the dreamy Lisbela, who loves watching American movies and dreams of movie heroes.
    DirectorsGuel ArraesLigia FelicianoStarsAndré MattosAramis TrindadeBruno Garcia
  • Charles Chaplin in The Circus (1928)

    7. The Circus

    19281h 12mG90Metascore
    8.1 (38K)
    The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinMerna KennedyAl Ernest Garcia
  • Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, and Stacy Martin in Tale of Tales (2015)

    8. Tale of Tales

    20152h 14mR72Metascore
    6.4 (33K)
    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.
    DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsSalma HayekVincent CasselToby Jones
    Not properly a circus but many artists and shows of that kind.
  • Jubiabá (1986)

    9. Jubiabá

    19861h 40m
    6.4 (98)
    Jubiabá is a French-Brazilian film based on the homonym novel by Jorge Amado. The film tells the story of the interracial love between the daughter of a rich Commander and Antonio Balduíno, a rascal, fighter and famous lover from Salvador.
    DirectorNelson Pereira dos SantosStarsGrande OteloJulien GuiomarCharles Baiano
  • Leningrad: Kolshchik (2017)

    10. Leningrad: Kolshchik

    20174mMusic Video
    8.1 (376)
    Going on in reverse this music video reveals step by step a bizarre chain reaction of catastrophic events in an ordinary Russian circus.
    DirectorIlya NaishullerStarsLeningradAleksei VelikotnyiAnna Baranovskaya
    https://youtu.be/ktiONWfSL48
  • A Luneta do Tempo (2014)

    11. A Luneta do Tempo

    20141h 39m
    6.5 (141)
    In arid and treacherous lands, Lampião and his band are pursued by Antero Tenente and his troop, which faces the capture of the bandit as a matter of honor.
    DirectorAlceu ValençaStarsHermila GuedesIrandhir SantosAlceu Valença
  • Betty Faria, Fábio Jr., José Wilker, and Zaira Zambelli in Bye Bye Brazil (1980)

    12. Bye Bye Brazil

    19801h 50mR
    7.4 (2.2K)
    The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe. Television is their enemy as they go from the coast deep into the Amazon. Salomé lets the accordion player sleep with her once, with Dasdô's knowledge. He's moon-struck. Then, after Dasdô's baby is born and financial disaster hits the troupe, and the accordionist must choose between seeing his wife a prostitute and leaving the caravan.
    DirectorCarlos DieguesStarsJosé WilkerBetty FariaFábio Jr.
  • O Profeta da Fome (1969)

    13. O Profeta da Fome

    19691h 33m
    7.4 (139)
    The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their survival. The numbers resemble a horror-show and they get marginalized. Through fable and allegory, reality turns stronger and stronger, and more absurd.
    DirectorMaurice CapovillaStarsJosé Mojica MarinsMaurício do ValleJulia Miranda
  • Alan Arkin, Tim Burton, Danny DeVito, Danny Elfman, Michael Keaton, Helen Aberson, Nick Bartlett, Clive Brunt, Michael Buffer, Ben Crowe, Amerjit Deu, Colin Farrell, Katterli Frauenfelder, Derek Frey, Steve Healey, Rick Heinrichs, Bret Jones, Julian Kershaw, Ehren Kruger, Chris Lebenzon, Sandy Martin, Deobia Oparei, Ian Porter, Douglas Reith, Stephen Samson, Roshan Seth, Harry Taylor, Leah R. Powell, Mark Reader, Ben Davis, Nigel Lowe, Victor Pietraru, Lillia Langley, Peter Brookes, Richard James-Clarke, Marjo Nantel, Mehari 'Bibi' Tesfamarian, Binyam 'Bichu' Tesfamarian, Otgonchimeg Chuluunzorig, Jana Posna, Jewels Good, Max Gill, Peter Trevor, Nina Mangold, Philip Rosch, Eva Green, Ethan Keaton, Joseph Gatt, Lars Eidinger, Liam Bewley, Carol Been, Jo Osmond, Lucy DeVito, Frank Bourke, Heather Rome, Jason Shillingford, Kamil Lemie, Greg Canestrari, Scott Haney, Mark Shrimpton, Phil Zimmerman, Harold Pearl, Joseph Macnab, Vincent Andriano, Anatoli Akerman, Rob Heanley, Richard Leeming, Christian Wolf-La'Moy, Chris Rogers, Erick Hayden, Richard Price, Justin Springer, Zee Asha, Daniel Gonçalves, Keith Lomas, James Thomas Scott, Rosie Akerman, Edd Osmond, Hugh O'Brien, Georgie-May Tearle, Simon Connolly, Richard Garaghty, Sharon Rooney, Jaymes Sygrove, Charlotte Worwood, Alice Bonifacio, Jessie Vinning, Mickey Lewis, Venla Shalin, Zak Holland, Josef Davies, Angela Sant'Albano, Ragevan Vasan, Craig Thomas Lambert, Beth Willetts, Bernardo Santos, Anthony Rhodes, Jackson Kai, Emily Tebbutt, Lampros Kalfuntzos, Stuart Whelan, Jessica Barker-Wren, Tom Gaskin, Philips Nortey, Rashid Shadat, Matthew Castle, Finley Hobbins, Nico Parker, Miguel Muñoz Segura, Zenaida Alcalde, Paul Riddell, Sarah Sayuri Leung, John Southgate, Will Rowlands, Tom Seekings, and Matt Truman in Dumbo (2019)

    14. Dumbo

    20191h 52mPG51Metascore
    6.2 (86K)
    A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsColin FarrellMichael KeatonDanny DeVito
  • La Yuma (2009)

    15. La Yuma

    20091h 30mR
    6.6 (268)
    This is the story of Yuma a strong-willed and rebellious girl from the poor neighborhoods of Managua who dreams of being a boxer.
    DirectorFlorence JaugeyStarsAlma BlancoRigoberto MayorgaGabriel Benavides
  • The Serpent's Egg (1977)

    16. The Serpent's Egg

    19771h 59mR
    6.6 (6.7K)
    Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsLiv UllmannDavid CarradineGert Fröbe
    The main characters are former circus artists.
  • Morena Baccarin, Cameron Monaghan, Ben McKenzie, and James Monroe Iglehart in Gotham (2014)

    17. Gotham

    Episode: 

    The Blind Fortune Teller

    (2015)
    2014–201944mTV-14TV Episode
    8.3 (4.3K)
    The circus comes under attack while Gordon and Dr. Thompkins are in attendance.
    DirectorJeffrey G. HuntStarsBen McKenzieDonal LogueDavid Mazouz
  • Jorel's Brother (2014)

    18. Jorel's Brother

    Episode: 

    Profissão: Palhaço

    (2015)
    2014– 11mTV-PGTV Episode
    8.6 (33)
    DirectorsJuliano EnricoHernan La GrecaFernanda Tomasoni LaenderStarsAndrei DuarteJuliano EnricoTânia Gaidarji
  • Bear Story (2014)

    19. Bear Story

    201411mGShort
    7.7 (3.8K)
    An old, lonesome bear tells the story of his life through a mechanical diorama.
    DirectorGabriel Osorio Vargas
  • Giulietta Masina in Nights of Cabiria (1957)

    20. Nights of Cabiria

    19571h 50mNot Rated
    8.1 (55K)
    A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsGiulietta MasinaFrançois PérierFranca Marzi
    Just a small part of the movie. The circus show happens inside a theatre.
  • Roger Moore, Maud Adams, and Kabir Bedi in Octopussy (1983)

    21. Octopussy

    19832h 11mPG63Metascore
    6.5 (117K)
    A fake Fabergé egg recovered from the body of a fellow agent leads James Bond to uncover a jewel smuggling operation led by the mysterious Octopussy, and a plot to blow up a NATO air base.
    DirectorJohn GlenStarsRoger MooreMaud AdamsLouis Jourdan
  • Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

    22. Oz the Great and Powerful

    20132h 10mPG44Metascore
    6.3 (219K)
    A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle among three witches.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsJames FrancoMichelle WilliamsRachel Weisz
  • Mark Hamill in Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

    23. Batman: The Killing Joke

    20161h 16mTV-14
    6.4 (64K)
    As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.
    DirectorSam LiuStarsKevin ConroyMark HamillTara Strong
    There is a mix of amusement park and freak circus.
  • A Mother of Monsters (2017)

    24. A Mother of Monsters

    20179mShort
    8.1 (12)
    An adaptation of the Guy de Maupassant's tale, a film about how far we can go with entertainment.
    DirectorJulia Zanin de PaulaStarsMarcos SigalesDelson RabelloLaura Hickmann
  • Selton Mello in The Clown (2011)

    25. The Clown

    20111h 28m
    7.2 (5.9K)
    Father and son work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar and Pangare/Benjamin in a circus in the Brazilian countryside. Benjamin decides to follow a different path and meets several people on the way.
    DirectorSelton MelloStarsSelton MelloPaulo JoséLarissa Manoela

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