20 movies like Polly of the Circus, ordered by similarity : Water for Elephants(2011), Renoir(2012), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), The Gypsy Moths(1969), Now, Voyager(1942), The Madness of King George(1994), Under the Big Top(1938), The Wedding Chapel(2013), The Greatest Showman(2017), Boy Erased(2018), The Christmas Candle(2013), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018) ...
Drama
USA
1932
69 Minutes
Marion Davies Clark Gable C. Aubrey Smith Raymond Hatton David Landau Maude Eburne
trapeze artist minister doctor bishop heckler uncle melodramatic witty uplifting circus church small town vermont house unlikely romance traveling performers religion marriage prejudice censorship
After a trapeze performer is injured during an accident, she is moved to a minister's house where they both fall in love.
Romance, Drama
USA
2011
121 Minutes
Reese Witherspoon Robert Pattinson Christoph Waltz Paul Schneider Jim Norton Hal Holbrook Mark Povinelli Richard Brake Stephen Monroe Taylor Ken Foree Scott MacDonald
circus performer caretaker elephant husband wife animal trainer melodramatic emotional circus train united states circus romance infidelity human-animal friendship animal cruelty traveling rivalry forbidden love escape
Set in the 1930s, a former veterinary student takes a job in a travelling circus and falls in love with the ringmaster's wife.
Drama
France
2012
111 Minutes
Michel Bouquet Christa Théret Vincent Rottiers Thomas Doret Michèle Gleizer Laurent Poitrenaux Solène Rigot Hervé Briaux
artist painter young woman son beautiful woman sick person engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming charming creative house spain relationships jealousy romance creative process art family
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Drama
USA
1969
110 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Deborah Kerr Gene Hackman Scott Wilson William Windom Bonnie Bedelia
skydiver rookie aunt uncle love interest performer engaging gripping intense melodramatic kansas small town family home airplane unlikely romance marital problems affair performance skydiving love
Three skydivers and their travelling thrill show barnstorm through a small midwestern town one Fourth of July weekend.
Drama
USA
1942
117 Minutes
Bette Davis Claude Rains Paul Henreid Gladys Cooper Bonita Granville John Loder Ilka Chase Lee Patrick Mary Wickes Janis Wilson
heiress mother architect wife child widower melodramatic emotional inspiring boston house sanatorium ship rio de janeiro mental illness rehabilitation romance travel mother/daughter relationship love
A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman.
Drama, History
UK|USA
1994
110 Minutes
Nigel Hawthorne Helen Mirren Ian Holm Rupert Everett Rupert Graves John Wood Amanda Donohoe Julian Rhind-Tutt Julian Wadham
queen prime minister king doctor prince of wales lady fascinating melodramatic royal court palace england king george iii mental illness political intrigue royalty marriage assassination plot transformation rivalry love
When King George III goes mad, his Lieutenants try to adjust the rules to run the country without his participation.
Drama
USA
1938
63 Minutes
Marjorie Main Anne Nagel Jack LaRue Grant Richards Fred S. Toones Betty Compson Herbert Rawlinson George Cleveland
young woman young man trapeze artist circus performer brother aunt emotional tense circus family home stage dressing room circus aspirations family honor romance love triangle relationships love quest
A pretty young circus trapeze artist is pushed by her domineering aunt to be the best aerialist in the world. When she begins to fall for one of the two men in her act, her mother ... See full summary »
Drama, Romance
Canada
2013
92 Minutes
Emmanuelle Vaugier Mark Deklin Shelley Long Barclay Hope Malcolm Stewart Chris Gauthier Kwesi Ameyaw Brent Stait Marion Landers
artist troubled woman young woman mother moving emotional inspiring engaging canada small town church inspiration art helping others church church renovations wedding moving love growing up
Uninspired and newly single painter Sarah is down on her luck and wants nothing more than to get away from her problems. When she decides to take a trip to visit her mom, she becomes ... See full summary »
Musical, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2017
105 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Zac Efron Michelle Williams Rebecca Ferguson Zendaya Keala Settle Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Paul Sparks Natasha Liu Bordizzo Austyn Johnson Cameron Seely
showman circus owner circus performer acrobat performer trapeze artist dreamy creative lighthearted charming amusing spectacular connecticut new york city circus office stage tent p.t. barnum circus life
Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
Australia|USA
2018
115 Minutes
Lucas Hedges Nicole Kidman Joel Edgerton Russell Crowe Flea Joe Alwyn Xavier Dolan Troye Sivan Britton Sear Jesse LaTourette David Ditmore
gay man young man father mother therapist preacher emotional powerful somber uplifting house high school church office homosexuality homophobia family love religion self-discovery
The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
Kids & Family, Other, Drama
2013
100 Minutes
Hans Matheson Samantha Barks Lesley Manville Sylvester McCoy John Hannah Barbara Flynn James Cosmo Susan Boyle
pastor man woman villager religious person uplifting endearing moving england countryside small town village church church gathering christmas religion miracles love community discovery
In 19th-century England, a minister's quest to modernize his village puts him at odds with people who believe that whoever lights the candle that an angel touched will receive a miracle on Christmas Eve.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Drama
USA|West Germany
1953
105 Minutes
Fredric March Terry Moore Gloria Grahame Cameron Mitchell Adolphe Menjou Robert Beatty Alex D'Arcy Richard Boone
circus performer businessperson wife communist emotional engaging melodramatic czechoslovakia circus circus communism marriage social change escape love transformation underdog 1950s
Czech circus owner-Clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.
Drama
USA
1931
89 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck David Manners Sam Hardy Beryl Mercer Russell Hopton Charles Middleton Eddie Boland Thelma Hill Aileen Carlyle Harry Todd
woman preacher con artist blind person pilot touching uplifting street church apartment radio station faith con game disillusionment redemption religion fall transformation love 1930s
After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind aviator restore her faith and happiness?
Drama
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Joan Fontaine Orson Welles Margaret O'Brien Peggy Ann Garner John Sutton Sara Allgood Henry Daniell Agnes Moorehead Aubrey Mather Edith Barrett Barbara Everest
governess pretty woman aristocrat housekeeper maid young girl emotional melodramatic dark england countryside estate yorkshire moors forbidden love romance may-december romance poverty class distinctions forbidden love love
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
Drama
1981
118 Minutes
artist nurse mother father doctor lawyer brooding intense striking hospital house small town right-to-die paralysis art self-expression legal problems romance discovery metamorphosis
Paralyzed from the neck down by a car accident, a sculptor (Richard Dreyfuss) argues for his right to die.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1983
103 Minutes
William Hurt Glenn Close Kevin Kline Tom Berenger Jeff Goldblum Mary Kay Place Meg Tilly JoBeth Williams Don Galloway
businessman journalist actor rebel doctor veteran engaging witty unrestrained amusing dark moving south carolina house reunion vacation home town funeral mourning marriage
A group of seven former college friends gather for a week-end reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.
Romance, War, Drama
1943
163 Minutes
Emeric Pressburger Roger Livesey Deborah Kerr Anton Walbrook John Laurie James McKechnie Neville Mapp
soldier major general teacher nurse nazi gripping melodramatic witty england pow camp south africa germany love friendship war aging military love transformation sacrifice
A Boer War subaltern (Roger Livesey) becomes a World War II colonel, with three lovers (Deborah Kerr) along the way.
Drama
USA
2008
122 Minutes
Kirk Cameron Erin Bethea Alex Kendrick Bailey Cave Jason McLeod Jim McBride Harris Malcom Stephanie Makulinski Eric Young
firefighter wife father co-worker best friend melodramatic emotional moving firehouse family home bar train tracks burning house church failing marriage firefighting christianity self-help religion career vs. family
In an attempt to save his marriage, a firefighter uses a 40-day experiment known as "The Love Dare."
Drama
USA
1921
80 Minutes
Lloyd Hughes Madge Bellamy Joseph Bennett Claire McDowell Winifred Greenwood Frank Brownlee Julia Brown Lillian Leighton
husband wife father rival mother melodramatic uneasy north carolina small town city household river reputation deception father/daughter relationship false accusations small-town life schemes rivalry transformation
John and Tilly's happy marriage is ruined when Tilly's father finds out about the scandalous past of John's mother. John, unaware of his father-in-law's meddling, thinks Tilly has left him,... See full summary »