20 movies like At the Circus, ordered by similarity : Parade(1974), Rain or Shine(1930), The Greatest Showman(2017), Trolls World Tour(2020), Cowboy From Brooklyn(1938), I Tartassati(1959), Coffee Town(2013), The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994), Almost Famous(2000), Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer(2016), Chasing the Blues(2017), Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted(2012) ...
Comedy
USA
1939
87 Minutes
Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx Margaret Dumont Eve Arden Nat Pendleton Kenny Baker Fritz Feld Florence Rice
circus performer attorney thief moll conductor campy hilarious outlandish circus united states money business deception show business music pursuit adventure 1930s
The Marx Brothers try to help the owner of a circus recover some stolen funds before he finds himself out of a job.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1930
92 Minutes
Joe Cook Louise Fazenda Joan Peers Dave Chasen William Collier Jr. Tom Howard
vaudevillian circus owner sidekick stooge fat girl circus performer madcap playful hilarious circus trailer tent mansion circus life inheritance vaudeville small business love triangle financial troubles underdog
Woman inherits a traveling circus which brings financial difficulties.
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.
Adventure, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation, Musical
USA
2020
91 Minutes
troll tribal leader queen king charming confident cool cheeky music stage forest village dance club country music music classical music pop music rock music quest rivalry pursuit
When the Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls tries to take over all the Troll kingdoms, Queen Poppy and her friends try different ways to save all the Trolls.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Dick Powell Priscilla Lane Dick Foran Ann Sheridan Johnnie Davis Ronald Reagan Emma Dunn Granville Bates James Stephenson Hobart Cavanaugh
singer musician beautiful woman boyfriend agent lighthearted spirited amusing cheery dude ranch wyoming train new york city rodeo struggling musicians deception assumed identity city vs. country show business country music
An actor can only get a radio job if he can prove that he's an authentic cowboy.
Comedy
Italy|France
1959
90 Minutes
Totò Aldo Fabrizi Louis De Funès Cathia Caro Luciano Marin Anna Campori
business owner fashion adviser retail manager tax auditor shopkeeper financial advisor amusing hilarious engaging shop france italy office city town tax evasion taxes business fashion retail business
Mr. Pezzella owns and operates a very well established luxury clothing store. He does not like and does not consider it right to pay taxes and therefore uses a tax consultant to be able to evade more taxes.
Comedy
USA
2013
88 Minutes
Glenn Howerton Steve Little Ben Schwartz Adrianne Palicki Josh Groban Josh Perry Jett Dunlap Matt Riedy
business owner friend business partner coffee shop owner love interest barista amusing hilarious cheeky coffee shop united states parking lot business coffee friendship rescue rescue adventure underdog 2010s
A website manager enlists the help of his two friends in order to convince the owners of his favorite coffee shop -- which doubles as his office -- not to turn their business into a bar.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
Australia
1994
102 Minutes
Terence Stamp Hugo Weaving Guy Pearce Bill Hunter Sarah Chadwick Mark Holmes Julia Cortez Ken Radley Alan Dargin June Marie Bennett Rebel Russell
drag queen transsexual mechanic wife performer campy offbeat bus desert australia outback homophobia road trip performance friendship show business quest transformation 1990s
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor Zooey Deschanel John Fedevich Bijou Phillips
journalist young boy musician rock star mother groupie touching tender amusing bus concert stage hotel hospital tour bus musicians music road trip romance drugs jealousy
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Israel|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Richard Gere Lior Ashkenazi Michael Sheen Steve Buscemi Charlotte Gainsbourg Dan Stevens Hank Azaria Harris Yulin Josh Charles Yehuda Almagor Neta Riskin
fixer dignitary prime minister businessman politician israeli amusing brash confident engaging touching new york city park shoe store house big city business politics reputation unlikely allies
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a young politician at a low point in his life. Three years later, when the politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes for better and worse.
Comedy
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Grant Rosenmeyer Jon Lovitz Anna Maria Horsford Chelsea Tavares Steve Guttenberg Ronald Conner Clem Cheung Billy Dec
collector con artist old woman convict partner love interest brash thrilling suspenseful amusing hilarious offbeat house prison bus living room record store storage closet collection con game
Two rival record collectors attempt to con an old lady out of a rare, but cursed, 1930s Blues record. When a series of unfortunate circumstances lands them in jail, the feud festers for ... See full summary »
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Madagascar
2012
85 Minutes
lion zebra giraffe hippopotamus animal-control officer tiger frenetic hilarious europe london circus animals friendship circus running away escape adventure 2010s
The Madagascar animals join a struggling European circus to get back to New York, but find themselves being pursued by a psychotic animal control officer.
Comedy
India
2003
150 Minutes
Juhi Chawla Sanjay Suri Rahul Bose Rinke Khanna Shayan Munshi Riya Sen Shashikala Vijayendra Ghatge Parmeet Sethi Dinyar Contractor Raja Vaid
young man wife friend daughter amusing hilarious emotional heartwarming india city house hospital office marriage husband/wife relationship friendship musicians musical influences musical performance love
Two copywriter brothers and their apprentice compete in a music contest.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Action
2001
83 Minutes
Jackie Chan Eric Tsang Vivian Hsu Kim Min-jeong Wu Hsing-kuo Alfred Cheung Anthony Rene Jones Glory Simon
salesman spy businessman criminal amusing cheeky intense tense thrilling hilarious korea turkey hong kong crime spying business narcotics trade espionage adventure adventure
A private detective (Eric Tsang) enlists the aid of a heroic salesman (Jackie Chan) to help him find a Hong Kong orphan.
Comedy
USA
1943
74 Minutes
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Vivian Blaine Bob Bailey
musician partner con artist pretty woman stan ollie outlandish amusing lighthearted desert carnival town trailer new orleans riverboat swindling music disguise money chases
The boys team up with a likable con man to help a pretty singer's mother who's been taken in by swindlers.
Comedy
USA
2013
95 Minutes
Michael Graziadei Scott Rosa Flood Reed John Joyce Autumn Federici Matt Hish David Barry Gray Shanelle Workman
rock star band member band frontman musician girlfriend dead person amusing engaging hilarious charming lighthearted music stage party recording studio music music business record deal excess sex drugs
Some people drink to forget. Rock stars drink to remember.
Comedy
UK
1971
90 Minutes
Sidney James Kenneth Williams Joan Sims Charles Hawtrey Hattie Jacques Bernard Bresslaw Kenneth Cope Patsy Rowlands Jacki Piper Richard O'Callaghan Bill Maynard
business owner daughter son husband wife bird amusing cheeky melodramatic quirky spirited witty warehouse factory city house business struggle money relationships
This is the tale of industrial strife at WC Boggs' Lavatory factory. Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat; eventually everyone has to get fed up ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1999
94 Minutes
Billy Burke Peter Berg Lauren Graham Kathy Griffin David Koechner Jason Priestley Henry Winkler
aspiring musician cowboy girlfriend record producer fan groupie cheeky outlandish hilarious lighthearted small town texas nashville, tenn. recording studio country music show business stardom media manipulation rags to riches dance
The rise and fall of a school bus driver turned country music singer. Roger Ebert calls this film festival favorite "A country music Spinal Tap." Written and directed by Jordan Brady
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1983
108 Minutes
Mel Brooks Anne Bancroft Charles Durning Tim Matheson Jose Ferrer Christopher Lloyd George Gaynes George Wyner Jack Riley Lewis J. Stadlen Ronny Graham
actor actress pilot secret agent tailor nazi collaborator madcap hilarious cheeky engaging warsaw, poland theater backstage stage england show business musicals world war ii nazi occupation william shakespeare
At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
92 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Una Merkel Eric Blore Iris Adrian Lionel Royce Buck Woods Leigh Whipper Ernest Whitman Noble Johnson
con artist circus performer best friend tycoon love interest charming lighthearted africa jungle resort swindling road trip circus love triangle friendship mining adventure quest love 1940s
Stranded in Africa, Chuck and his pal Fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive con-women.