The Greatest Showman

20172017
PGPG
1h 45m

Rebecca Ferguson, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Radu Spinghel, Zac Efron, Martha Nichols, Christina Glur, Shannon Holtzapffel, Zendaya, Keala Settle, Jonathan Redavid, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Luciano Acuna Jr., Daniel Everidge, Skylar Dunn, Timothy Hughes, Cameron Seely, Sam Humphrey, Yusaku Komori, Danial Son, and Jessica Castro in The Greatest Showman (2017)

Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

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Biography Drama Musical

Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

Director
- Michael Gracey
Writers
- Jenny Bicks(screenplay by)
- Bill Condon(screenplay by)
Stars

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 17 wins & 32 nominations total

Rebecca Ferguson in The Greatest Showman (2017)

Hugh Jackman, Michael Gracey, Zac Efron, Christina Glur, Alex Wong, Julius Rubio, Yusaku Komori, and Danial Son in The Greatest Showman (2017)

Michael Gracey in The Greatest Showman (2017)

Hugh Jackman in The Greatest Showman (2017)

Keala Settle in The Greatest Showman (2017)

Rebecca Ferguson, Hugh Jackman, and Michael Barra in The Greatest Showman (2017)

Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron in The Greatest Showman (2017)

Zac Efron and Zendaya in The Greatest Showman (2017)

Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams in The Greatest Showman (2017)

Kenneth Chan, Hugh Jackman, DeAnna Walters, Martha Nichols, Caoife Coleman, Jeremy Hudson, Shannon Holtzapffel, Khasan Brailsford, Taylor James, Keala Settle, Jonathan Redavid, Luciano Acuna Jr., and Mishay Petronelli in The Greatest Showman (2017)

The Greatest Showman (2017)

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Director
- Michael Gracey
Writers
- Jenny Bicks(screenplay by) (story by)
- Bill Condon(screenplay by)
All cast & crew
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Hugh, Zac, & Zendaya Share 'Greatest Showman' Tales

Hugh, Zac, & Zendaya Share 'Greatest Showman' Tales

Find out why Hugh Jackman thought The Greatest Showman would never be made, and hear Zendaya and Zac Efron share warm, fuzzy thoughts about each other.

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Orphaned, penniless, but ambitious and with a mind crammed with imagination and fresh ideas, the American entertainer, Phineas Taylor Barnum, will always be remembered as the man with the gift to blur the line between reality and fiction. Thirsty for innovation and hungry for success, the son of a tailor manages to open a wax museum; however, he soon shifts focus to the unique and the peculiar, introducing extraordinary, never-seen-before live acts on the circus stage. Now, some people call Barnum's rich collection of oddities, an outright freak show; but, when Phineas, obsessed for cheers and respectability, gambles everything on the opera singer, Jenny Lind, to appeal to a high-brow audience, he will lose sight of the most crucial aspect of his life: his family. Will Barnum, the greatest showman, risk it all to be accepted? —Nick Riganas

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Taglines
- The Impossible Comes True
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for thematic elements including a brawl
Parents guide

Trivia
Rebecca Ferguson's voice was dubbed by Loren Allred. Ferguson had studied music and admitted that she can carry a tune but since Jenny Lind, her character, is considered the best singer in the world, dubbing her voice would be in service of the movie. However, in order to get into the role, Ferguson insisted on singing the song in front of the extras while filming.

Goofs
In the movie Swedish singer Jenny Lind makes sexual advances towards Barnum while they are touring together. When Barnum rejects her advances, she quits the tour out of frustration and starts a rumor that the two are romantically involved by forcibly kissing Barnum on stage after a performance. Barnum and Lind never had an affair. While it is true Lind quit the tour, she did so because she did not like Barnum's relentless marketing of her and decided to tour with new management. The two actually parted on friendly terms.

Quotes
P.T. Barnum: [from trailer] No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.

Crazy credits
An old-fashioned 20th Century Fox logo is shown before the modern one. It was from a 4K digital scan of The Long, Hot Summer (1958).

Alternate versions
ABC broadcasts speed up the audio at only 2%.

Connections
Edited from The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

Soundtracks
The Greatest Show
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, Ryan Lewis
Performed by Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron, Zendaya & The Greatest Showman Ensemble
Produced by Greg Wells, Justin Paul, Alex Lacamoire, Jake Sinclair, Ryan Lewis
Mixed by Greg Wells

Top review

7/10

A Birthday Surprise

Sunday was my niece's birthday. 16. I invited her and two of her friends to do whatever they wanted. They chose to stay home, eat cake and watch The Greatest Showman on HBO and I thought Oh no. But, I had cake with them and sat to watch this Michael Gracy, who? Michael Gracy to see the story of PT Barnum with Hugh Jackman. Sentimental and pretty, yes but also, engrossing, moving, beautiful and structured in such a way that doesn't fall into the usual biopic traps. It moves at a breathless pace with smart and unexpected transitions. Hugh Jackman is great and Michelle Williams truthful to a fault. She's never less than that. What a wonderful actress. Zac Effron gives, what it may very well be, his most convincing performance and the Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson was a revelation to me. The script by Jenny Bicks and the remarkable Bill Condon tells a classic tale with contemporary rhythms and contemporary pace. Needless to say, I enjoyed it much more that I could possibly had imagine. So, thank you Lilli, happy 16!

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Release date
- December 20, 2017 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official Instagram
Language
- English
Also known as
- Bậc Thầy Của Những Ước Mơ
Filming locations
- 1 E 78th St, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $84,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $174,340,174
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,805,843
- Dec 24, 2017
Gross worldwide
- $436,949,634

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Runtime
1 hour 45 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Dolby Atmos
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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