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1. Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Russian saxophonist visiting New York City with a USSR circus troupe suddenly decides to defect in Bloomingdale's.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey

Votes: 13,130 | Gross: $25.10M

2. The Last Circus (2010)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang, Manuel Tallafé

Votes: 15,238 | Gross: $0.04M

3. Marvellous (2014 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

The life of Neil Baldwin, a man who has shrugged off his perceived limitations to live an incredible life.

Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Toby Jones, Gemma Jones, Tony Curran, Nicholas Gleaves

Votes: 6,518

4. Imaginaerum (2012)

86 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical

A coma sends an old man into his childhood's sinister fantasy world, where he must fight dementia and gain back his memories before it's too late.

Directors: Stobe Harju, Mark Roper | Stars: Francis X. McCarthy, Glenda Braganza, Helene Robbie, Ilkka Villi

Votes: 6,658

5. The Day the Clown Cried (1972)

90 min | Drama

A circus clown is imprisoned by the Nazis and goes with Jewish children to their deaths.

Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Peter Ahlm, Lars Amble, Harriet Andersson

6. The Family Jewels (1965)

Passed | 99 min | Comedy

A young heiress must choose among six uncles, one of whom is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.

Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Sebastian Cabot, Neil Hamilton, Jay Adler

Votes: 2,507

7. Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)

Approved | 96 min | Drama, Family

Taken in by distant members of his family after being orphaned, Toby Tyler runs away to join the circus.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Bob Sweeney

Votes: 1,056

8. Lola Montès (1955)

Not Rated | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

When she is reduced to appearing in a circus, a notorious beauty thinks back on her past loves.

Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook, Henri Guisol

Votes: 6,052 | Gross: $0.11M

9. The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

Approved | 130 min | Drama

A dictatorial film director (Peter Finch) hires an unknown actress (Kim Novak) to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.

Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Kim Novak, Peter Finch, Ernest Borgnine, Milton Selzer

Votes: 1,503

10. The Greatest Show on Earth (1963–1964)

60 min | Drama, Family

Johnny Slate is the big boss who successfully keeps the circus running as it moves from town to town. He manages to deal with the unexpected frequently and uses Otto King, the accountant, as a sounding board.

Stars: Jack Palance, Stuart Erwin, Buck Taylor, Buddy Lewis

Votes: 147

11. Bartleby (2001)

PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A clueless boss has no idea what to do with his mundane office worker whose refusal of duties only gets worse each passing minute.

Director: Jonathan Parker | Stars: David Paymer, Crispin Glover, Glenne Headly, Maury Chaykin

Votes: 2,196 | Gross: $0.15M

12. 4 Devils (1928)

Passed | 100 min | Drama

Four orphans, raised by an aging clown, becomes a high wire act in a circus.

Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Mary Duncan, Charles Morton, Barry Norton

13. Yoyo (1965)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A man has everything: dozens of servants, a palace, vast woods, gardens, a lake, mechanical toys, private entertainment troupes of musicians and dancers. He has it all - but love. When ... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Étaix | Stars: Pierre Étaix, Claudine Auger, Philippe Dionnet, Luce Klein

Votes: 1,683

14. Carnival Magic (1983)

G | 86 min | Drama, Fantasy

A carnival magician with actual magic powers works with a talking chimp. The magician and the chimp soon become the stars of the carnival, drawing in big crowds. However, the wild-animal trainer decides to kidnap Alex and sell him.

Director: Al Adamson | Stars: Don Stewart, Jennifer Houlton, Howard Segal, Regina Carrol

Votes: 845

15. Escape to Grizzly Mountain (2000)

G | 95 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi

Jimmy, a young boy trying to gain acceptance from his peers, is horrified when he sees a circus trainer abusing a bear cub. One of the circus employees tells Jimmy that there is a magic ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Dalesandro | Stars: Dan Haggerty, Jan-Michael Vincent, Miko Hughes, Cody McMains

Votes: 303

16. The Fat Man (1951)

Passed | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A dentist's murder is investigated by hefty sleuth Brad Runyan.

Director: William Castle | Stars: J. Scott Smart, Julie London, Rock Hudson, Clinton Sundberg

Votes: 559

17. The Optimists (1973)

PG | 110 min | Drama

A retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life.

Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: Peter Sellers, Donna Mullane, John Chaffey, David Daker

Votes: 563

18. Merry Andrew (1958)

Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Downtrodden but creative English school-teacher (Danny Kaye) on archeological trip discovers joys of love and circus life with acrobat (Pier Angeli).

Director: Michael Kidd | Stars: Danny Kaye, Pier Angeli, Salvatore Baccaloni, Noel Purcell

Votes: 931

19. Turu, the Wacky Hen (2019)

TV-PG | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A hen unable to lay eggs finds her life changed when she is sold to a music teacher.

Directors: Eduardo Gondell, Víctor Monigote | Stars: Eva Hache, José Mota, Ana Ángeles García, Álvaro de Juana

Votes: 336

20. Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988 TV Movie)

TV-G | 48 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

This sometimes very funny and sometimes highly emotional anthology follows Garfield's nine lives throughout history, from his first life as a prehistoric cat-Neanderthal to his ninth life as an astronaut in a jam.

Directors: Phil Roman, Doug Frankel, Bob Scott, Ruth Kissane, Bill Littlejohn, Bob Nesler, George Singer, John Sparey | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Desirée Goyette

Votes: 843

21. Souls for Sale (1923)

Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.

Director: Rupert Hughes | Stars: Eleanor Boardman, Mae Busch, Barbara La Marr, Richard Dix

Votes: 1,106

22. Acrobatty Bunny (1946)

Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short

When the circus arrives they put the lion's cage right over Bugs' rabbit hole.

Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 974

23. 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: 539

24. Sest medvedu s Cibulkou (1972)

83 min | Comedy, Family

The owner of a circus decides to swap his trained bears for trained pigs, and fires clown Cibulka. The clown gets a job at a local school, bears escape and seek him out and a school inspector comes into town.

Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Jirí Sovák, Milos Kopecký, Jan Libícek

Votes: 349

25. Little Big Top (2006)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy

An aging out of work clown returns to his small hometown, resigned to spend the rest of his days in a drunken stupor. But when his passion for clowning is reawakened by the local amateur circus he finds his smile.

Director: Ward Roberts | Stars: Sid Haig, Richard Riehle, Hollis Resnik, Mel England

Votes: 170 | Gross: $0.01M

26. It's a Small World (1950)

Approved | 74 min | Drama

Harry Musk is one in a million. Adult, pint-sized Harry longs to be part of the big world.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Paul Dale, Lorraine Miller, Will Geer, Nina Koshetz

Votes: 176

27. The Price of Fame (2014)

110 min | Comedy, Drama

Two friends decide to steal Charlie Chaplin's body, right after his death, for ransom.

Director: Xavier Beauvois | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Roschdy Zem, Séli Gmach, Chiara Mastroianni

Votes: 916

28. Lennons (2023)

110 min | Comedy, Music

1980. A hustler convinces his friend to impersonate John Lennon for an elaborated scam, while facing a TV host who seeks to expose them.

Director: José María Cicala | Stars: Mario Alarcón, Tea Alberti, Germán Baudino, Betiana Blum

Votes: 14

29. Crazed (2014)

98 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

Inspired by our favorite dark & twisted graphic novels, CRAZED revolves around vigilante cop Ronan Pierce. He is fueled by a tragic past, and the recent abduction of his wife McKenzie has ... See full summary »

Directors: Kevin A. McCarthy, Edward Payson | Stars: Michael McCarthy, Jordan Elizabeth, Kane Hodder, R.A. Mihailoff

Votes: 551

30. The Magic Flame (1927)

Passed | 100 min | Drama, Romance

A love triangle involving two members of a travelling circus and an aristocrat has serious consequences for all three individuals.

Director: Henry King | Stars: Ronald Colman, Vilma Bánky, Agostino Borgato, Gustav von Seyffertitz

Votes: 64 | Gross: $0.62M

31. Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906)

3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A cartoonist draws faces and figures on a blackboard - and they come to life.

Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Star: J. Stuart Blackton

Votes: 1,463

32. 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: 389

33. Ava's Magical Adventure (1994)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Ava is a 10-year-old girl who runs away from home with her best friend, Nellie, a 2-ton circus elephant. They are pursued by everyone from the police to the circus' owner.

Directors: Patrick Dempsey, Rocky Parker | Stars: Michael J. Anderson, Kaye Ballard, Priscilla Barnes, Mitchel Barrett

Votes: 79

34. Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões (1981)

95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Four humble and goofy employees of a prominent circus, all of them with a natural comedic talent, rebel against their tyrannical boss and his unscrupulous illusionist assistant.

Director: J.B. Tanko | Stars: Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Mussum, Zacarias

Votes: 786

35. The Wrestler and the Clown (1957)

95 min | Drama, Sport

It's a story about two of the most famous russian personages. They become friends, and then go along on the path of glory in parallel.

Directors: Boris Barnet, Konstantin Yudin | Stars: Stanislav Chekan, Aleksandr Mikhaylov, Anatoliy Solovyov, Boris Petker

Votes: 164

36. O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)

Passed | 87 min | Drama

A one-armed circus animal tamer regains his son and the confidence he lost along with his wife.

Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Henry Stephenson

Votes: 211

37. Spangles (1926)

Passed | 77 min | Drama, Romance

Marian Nixon plays the title character, a gorgeous bareback rider with a travelling circus. Spangles falls in love with Dick (Pat O'Malley), a young fugitive from justice who uses the Big Top for a hideout.

Director: Frank O'Connor | Stars: Marian Nixon, Pat O'Malley, Hobart Bosworth, Gladys Brockwell

Votes: 35

38. Cirkus v cirkuse (1975)

131 min | Comedy, Family

To Moscow have arrived the participants of the international conference of the zoophilologists and also the international jury which is to elect for the world festival the best performance ... See full summary »

Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Evgeniy Leonov, Natalya Varley, Aleksandr Lenkov, Leonid Kuravlyov

Votes: 105

39. Jolly the Clown (1957)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The Noveltoon Circus comes to town! Jolly the Clown and Ellsworth the Elephant devise an exceptional but dangerous act for the circus.

Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Al Eugster | Star: Jackson Beck

Votes: 10

40. Circus Capers (1930)

10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A dog ringmaster woos away the mouse bareback rider from the mouse clown.

Directors: Harry Bailey, John Foster

Votes: 112

41. The Indigenous Flowers of Southern California (2010– )

3 min | Short, Comedy

All Campbell Ellis wants in the world is to soak in his bathtub with the indigenous flowers of Southern California; however, people just keep getting in the way.

Stars: Adam Pally, Eugene Cordero, Erin Gibson, Skyler James Sandak

42. Cherzoso The Silent Film (2019)

6 min | Short, Drama

Cherzoso is a short silent film about family, life choices and consequences.

Director: Tracy Ann Chapel | Star: Tracy Ann Chapel

43. Painted Faces (1929)

Passed | 74 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance

A vaudeville performer is murdered backstage and another performer is tried for the crime.

Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Helen Foster, Barton Hepburn, Dorothy Gulliver

Votes: 88

44. Circus Shadows (1935)

Approved | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A phony "psychic" ring tricks a pretty young circus performer into working for them.

Director: Charles Hutchison | Stars: Dorothy Wilson, Kane Richmond, William Ruhl, Russell Hopton

45. The Live Wire (1925)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Romance

The Great Maranelli, a stunting circus clown, falls instantly in love when he sees Dorothy Langdon, who does not think too much of him and lets him know it. He is so smitten that his works ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Hines | Stars: Johnny Hines, Edmund Breese, Mildred Ryan, J. Barney Sherry

Votes: 22

46. 34-y skoryy (1981)

83 min | Action, Drama

A tiny mistake of train stuard leads to a giant fire. Unfortunately, there are almost no one to help people onboard.

Director: Andrey Malyukov | Stars: Lev Durov, Elena Mayorova, Algimantas Masiulis, Aleksandr Fatyushin

Votes: 143

47. Spell of the Circus (1930)

Passed | 240 min | Action

The manager of The Big Circus plots to marry the owner's daughter and gain control of the outfit.

Director: Robert F. Hill | Stars: Francis X. Bushman Jr., Alberta Vaughn, Tom London, Walter Shumway

48. Call of the Circus (1930)

60 min | Drama, Romance

A retired circus clown, Herbert Rawlinson, finds love entering his life when he marries a member of the circus troupe, Ethel Clayton and the adoption of an orphaned circus girl, Joan Wyndham... See full summary »

Director: Frank O'Connor | Stars: Francis X. Bushman, Ethel Clayton, Joan Wyndham, William C. Kirby

49. Little Orphan Annie: A Cartoon (1934)

1 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Fun with Little Orphan Annie at the circus.

50. Lidé z maringotek (1966)

87 min | Drama

The young equestrian acrobat Nina Georgia (Emília Vásáryová) is the National Circus's biggest star. Her Latvian father and Georgian mother disapprove of her growing love for the fellow ... See full summary »

Director: Martin Fric | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Slávka Budínová, Josef Hlinomaz, Jozef Kroner

Votes: 45