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1. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012 Video)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, David Selby, Wade Williams
Votes: 63,277
2. Man on Wire (2008)
PG-13 | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix
Votes: 58,710 | Gross: $2.96M
3. Berserk (1967)
Approved | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A scheming circus owner finds her authority challenged when a vicious killer targets the show.
Director: Jim O'Connolly | Stars: Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, Diana Dors, Michael Gough
Votes: 2,664
4. Save the Green Planet! (2003)
Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Byeong-gu believes that the world is on the verge of an alien invasion, and sets out to save the world.
Director: Joon-Hwan Jang | Stars: Shin Ha-kyun, Baek Yun-shik, Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jae-yong
Votes: 8,715 | Gross: $0.01M
5. Boot Hill (1969)
GP | 87 min | Comedy, Western
Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers.
Director: Giuseppe Colizzi | Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Woody Strode, Eduardo Ciannelli
Votes: 3,802 | Gross: $0.32M
6. Road to Rio (1947)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard
Votes: 3,528 | Gross: $4.50M
7. One Froggy Evening (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A man futilely struggles to make his fortune with a frog that sings and dances, but only when it is alone with the owner.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: William Roberts
Votes: 6,112
8. Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Approved | 123 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A debt-ridden circus is saved by a well-meaning but inept publicity man.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Stephen Boyd, Martha Raye
Votes: 1,731
9. Beep, Beep (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
The Coyote chases the Road Runner through a maze of mine shafts, with their positions made visible only by the lamps on their helmets.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 1,837
10. Homicide for Three (1948)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
On their honeymoon,a young navy officer and his wife are having difficulties in finding a hotel room in Los Angeles until a lady lends them her suite. There, they receive a mysterious ... See full summary »
Director: George Blair | Stars: Warren Douglas, Audrey Long, Grant Withers, Lloyd Corrigan
Votes: 141
11. Ring of Fear (1954)
Approved | 93 min | Adventure, Mystery
The Clyde Beatty Circus seems jinxed, falling victim again and again to apparent accidents which are actually the acts of a murderous saboteur. Mystery writer Mickey Spillane comes on the scene to solve the case.
Directors: James Edward Grant, William A. Wellman | Stars: Clyde Beatty, Pat O'Brien, Mickey Spillane, Sean McClory
Votes: 397
12. Cue Ball Cat (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is in a pool hall after hours; as he soon discovers, Jerry is sleeping in the corner pocket. Tom chases Jerry around the table and the rest of the pool hall.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,291
13. Innocence Unprotected (1968)
75 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Documentary about the famous Serbian athlete and movie enthusiast who made a feature film during the Nazi occupation of Belgrade and had some problems after the liberation because of that.
Director: Dusan Makavejev | Stars: Dragoljub Aleksic, Bratoljub Gligorijevic, Vera Jovanovic, Ana Milosavljevic
Votes: 895
14. My Friend Joe (1996)
101 min | Drama, Family
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Bould | Stars: Schuyler Fisk, John Cleere, Stephen McHattie, Stanley Townsend
Votes: 305
15. Famous Five 2 (2013)
88 min | Adventure, Crime, Family
The five friends George, Julian, Dick, Anne and Timmy the dog, go for the first time together on holiday. Without parents they set out on a bike ride that takes them into the legendary Cat ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Marzuk | Stars: Valeria Eisenbart, Quirin Oettl, Justus Schlingensiepen, Neele-Marie Nickel
Votes: 542
16. Whoa, Be-Gone! (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Wile E. Coyote's plans for catching the Road Runner involve a giant elastic spring, a gun and trampoline, TNT sticks in a barrel, and tornado seeds. The last of these schemes results in the... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 804
17. The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
It's breakfast time, and Pa finds the honeypot empty. Literally risking life and limb, he has Junyer help him raid a nearby beehive. In the end, he finds he should have listened to Ma in ... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Billy Bletcher, Stan Freberg
Votes: 209
18. Jerry-Go-Round (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Jerry is chased into a circus, where he removes a tack from the foot of an elephant. This gets him a friend for life, and a powerful ally in the continuing battles with Tom, not that it ... See full summary »
Directors: Abe Levitow, Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 391
19. The Up-Standing Sitter (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck is sent to a hen house to baby-sit an egg. While he is there, the egg hatches a little chick who's afraid of strangers. The chick runs away from Daffy, who must chase him all over the barnyard.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert Clampett
Votes: 457
20. Peck Up Your Troubles (1945)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Sylvester is determined to get a woodpecker that just moved in, high in a tree. He climbs, but the bird greases the tree; he starts to cut it down, but a mean dog stops him (this becomes a ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 208
21. Bone Sweet Bone (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An archaeologist at a museum scolds his small, silent dog, Shep, for supposedly removing a bone belonging to a dinosaur skeleton and orders Shep to bring the bone back, but Shep finds that ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Davis | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 190
23. Tweety's Circus (1955)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Sylvester Cat pays a visit to a closed-to-business circus and finds Tweety Bird in one of the cages. All that changes when Tweety escapes his cage and flees Sylvester... and thus, the chase... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 282
24. Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)
Unrated | 1 min | Short
"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)
Director: William K.L. Dickson | Star: Juan A. Caicedo
Votes: 919
25. Casper the Friendly Ghost - Casper Comes to Clown (1951)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Casper befriends a bear cub with a natural talent for juggling. Soon the cub is in the circus, but a gorilla proves to be much scarier than any ghost.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Sid Raymond, Alan Shay, Arnold Stang
Votes: 49
26. Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda (2013 TV Special)
TV-PG | 140 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
On live television, Nik Wallenda attempts to be the first person to walk over the Grand Canyon on a high wire more than 1500 feet in the air.
Director: Ron de Moraes | Stars: Nik Wallenda, Terry Troffer, Amadaos Wallenda, Erendira Wallenda
Votes: 19
27. The Mouse and the Lion (1953)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Lion, the King of the Jungle, is taking his royal snooze when a mouse comes on a safari to his royal hideaway. The mouse is from Bungling Brothers Circus [us], and his mission is to ... See full summary »
Director: Paul J. Smith | Stars: John T. Smith, Dal McKennon, William Shaw
Votes: 29
28. Kaplanlar (1985)
63 min | Action, Adventure
Çakal is prosecuted for arms and drug trafficking. However, there is no evidence against him. Knowing what Çakal did, Murat and his three friends testify. Çakal, whose crime is thus proven,... See full summary »
Director: Çetin Inanç | Stars: Cüneyt Arkin, Bahar Öztan, Hüseyin Peyda, Gazi Havvas
Votes: 47
29. Inki at the Circus (1947)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
At the circus, two dogs compete for the bone in Inki's topknot, as a disinterested myna bird causes trouble for everyone.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 137
30. 3 Ring Wing-Ding (1968)
G | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
English Colonel Rimfire reads that a circus offers $1000 for a live tiger. Rimfire decides to deliver Cool Cat, the hip tiger, to the circus and collect the money, but Cool Cat won't ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Lovy | Star: Larry Storch
Votes: 118
31. Rings Around the World (1966)
79 min | Documentary
While writing a book on the circus, author John Shawcross reflects upon the great acts he has seen over the years and the mystique of circus people. He recalls the solo trapeze act of La ... See full summary »
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Don Ameche, Rudy Cárdenas, Sonny Frankello, Armando Gaona
Votes: 14
32. Buddy's Circus (1934)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Buddy is a owner of a circus; he must save a baby who fell from the seats and performs with the circus acts.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Jack Carr, Jackie Morrow, Jane Withers
Votes: 181
33. The Lyin' Lion (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short
Looey the Lion is tossed out of the circus for ruining an act in progress. He works hard and devises himself a high-wire bicycle act, sneaks back into the circus, has many mishaps while performing his, and is thrown out again.
Director: Connie Rasinski | Stars: Dayton Allen, Tom Morrison, Sid Raymond
Votes: 15
34. The Circus Show-Up (1932)
Passed | 18 min | Mystery, Short
The sixth in The Shadow series of shorts from Universal. In this one the circus trapeze artist falls to her death when someone flips the light switch just as she starts her famed triple ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Sally Blane, Russell Hopton, Paul Nicholson, William Halligan
Votes: 23
35. The Little Adventuress (1938)
Approved | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Music
Two circus acrobats hurtle to their death when a wire snaps and their daughter, "Pinky" Horton, has to face the future as an orphan. Unwilling to live with her stern Aunt Hattie, she and ... See full summary »
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Edith Fellows, Richard Fiske, Julie Bishop, Cliff Edwards
Votes: 20
36. Highwire Live in Times Square with Nik Wallenda (2019 TV Special)
126 min | Reality-TV
Highwire artist Nik Wallenda and his sister, Lijana, try a never-before-attempted walk of approximately 1,300 feet long and 25 stories above street level, across New York's iconic Times Square.
Stars: Erin Andrews, Michael Strahan, Katie Nolan, Nik Wallenda
Votes: 12
37. This Is a Living? (1953)
10 min | Short, Comedy
A narrated collection of clips featuring acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.
Stars: Alfredo Codona, Lalo Codona, Vera Codona, The Maxellos
Votes: 74
38. Paramount Paragraphics: Circus Co-Ed (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Sport
This short follows the training of a young girl for a circus career. It goes through the course of training that trapeze artists and equestriennes are put through. The girl finally ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie M. Roush | Stars: Budd Hulick, The Clarkonians
39. Skywire: Nik Talks the Walk (2013 TV Special)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Stars: Nik Wallenda, Joel Osteen, Terry Troffer, Amadaos Wallenda
40. Skywire: Countdown to the Canyon (2013 TV Special)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary
Stars: Terry Troffer, Amadaos Wallenda, Delilah Wallenda, Evita Wallenda
41. Stage Fright (1940)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
The Two Curious Puppies wander into a theater and run afoul of a trickster magician's rabbit, a playful seal and an intimidating little bird.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 183
42. What's Sweepin' (1953)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Woody is a city street sweeper and hates his job. After being abused by policeman Wally Walrus, he decides to quit and disguises himself as a policeman, kicking the rubbish can away which ... See full summary »
Director: Don Patterson | Stars: Dal McKennon, Nestor Paiva, Grace Stafford
Votes: 88
43. Stimme des Blutes (1938)
94 min | Drama, Romance
Two brothers (Albert Matterstock and Attila Hoerbiger), who are trapeze artists, are getting along just fine until Hoerbiger runs off with his brother's wife. Matterstock isn't very pleased... See full summary »
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Albert Matterstock, Attila Hörbiger, Anneliese Uhlig, Otto Wernicke
44.
The Worst Jobs in History (2004– )
Episode:
The Worst Maritime Jobs in History
(2006)
Documentary
The British Navy has created some truly awful jobs throughout its history. Tony Robinson investigates which were the worst of the bunch.
Stars: Tony Robinson, Leslie Bryan, Andy De-Martine, Damian Goodburn
Votes: 14
45.
Archie's Funhouse (1970–1971)
Episode:
Harp/Painting Archie
21 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Archies perform "Young Love," "Rowboat Ride" and "Sunshine." Big Ethel's harp-playing is awful, while Mr. Weatherbee's awful paint job is psychedelic.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: Dal McKennon, Howard Morris, John Erwin, Jane Webb
46.
Council House Britain (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2020)
47 min | Documentary
Housing officer Charmain helps a vulnerable resident who's not answering his door. A window cleaner performs a highwire act. Andy from Pest Control tackles a fridge full of cockroaches.
Directors: Brigid McFall, Alex Thomas, Emma Young, Stevey Jones | Star: Ras Kwame
47.
The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode:
Life on the Line
(2021)
Documentary, Reality-TV
As the Circus big top goes up , High-wire star Mustafa and the FMX bikers explain their motivation for risking their lives every day, Henry the clown and his fiance Tatiana get some unexpected news.
Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva
48.
The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode:
Back to School
(2021)
Documentary, Reality-TV
We meet the rest of the artists. Mustafa talks of his ambition to build a circus school and we go back to Spain to see the Children's commune where he grew up. The FMX riders have a disastrous situation arise during a performance.
Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva
49.
The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode:
A Dangerous Trick
(2021)
Documentary, Reality-TV
Tony and Bianca make their wedding plans and we see Mustafa and Ania's unusual wedding. Tatiana gives her last performance of the year. The Danguir troupe introduce a new dangerous trick on the wheel of death.
Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva
50.
The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode:
A Crisis of Confidence
(2021)
Documentary, Reality-TV
The circus moves to Scotland, and Jasmin and Bira get into trouble. Henry has an unusual experience at the barbers, and everyone learns a new finale. One of the artists, however, is having a crisis of confidence.
Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva