20 movies like The Big Circus, ordered by similarity : The Greatest Showman(2017), Saving Flora(2018), Dual Alibi(1947), The First of May(1998), The Little Mermaid(2018), Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted(2012), The Greatest Show on Earth(1952), Circus World(1964), Toby Tyler(1960), The Touch(2002), Freaks(1932), Bear's Kiss(2002) ...
6.3/10
Adventure
USA
1959
109 Minutes
Victor Mature Red Buttons Rhonda Fleming Kathryn Grant Vincent Price Peter Lorre David Nelson Gilbert Roland Howard McNear
ringmaster circus owner sister loan officer public relations specialist circus performer chilling dark thrilling suspenseful circus niagara falls, n.y. tent sabotage financial crisis show business circus brother/sister relationship murder investigation mystery
A circus owner tries to keep his financially troubled circus on the road, despite the efforts of a murderous saboteur who has decided that the show must not go on.
7.6/10
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.
5.8/10
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
USA
2018
96 Minutes
Jenna Ortega David Arquette Tom Arnold Rhea Perlman Leonor Varela Terry Moore Michael Patrick McGill Massi Furlan Eddie Alfano Martin Martinez Galen Howard
elephant father young girl hunter circus owner circus performer endearing charming suspenseful amusing playful circus tent woods river elephant sanctuary animal rescue human-animal friendship elephants friendship
Flora is a circus elephant who can no longer perform her tricks. The night before she's scheduled to be euthanized, the circus owner's 14-year old daughter, Dawn, sneaks Flora from the ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
UK
1947
81 Minutes
Terence de Marney Herbert Lom Phyllis Dixey
twin trapeze artist circus performer swindler girlfriend brother chilling brooding suspenseful circus great britain brotherhood circus lottery impersonation jealousy love triangle revenge fall rivalry
Twin trapezists fall out over a lottery ticket and a worthless woman, but later extract a unique revenge.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1998
111 Minutes
Dan Byrd Julie Harris Charles Nelson Reilly Robin O'Dell Tom Nowicki Mickey Rooney Gerard Christopher
orphan old woman circus owner circus performer clown audience airy amusing cheery heartwarming foster home circus nursing home road town loneliness unusual friendship circus running away show business
Eleven-year-old Cory (Dan Byrd) is a foster child nobody wants. Carlotta (Academy Award-nominee Julie Harris) is an elderly woman the world has forgotten.
4.2/10
Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2018
85 Minutes
William Moseley Chris Bouchard Poppy Drayton Loreto Peralta Armando Gutiérrez Shirley MacLaine Shanna Collins Chris Yong Gina Gershon JoMarie Payton
reporter journalist mermaid niece circus performer mysterious man engaging amusing emotional lighthearted creative hilarious circus magic mermaids fantasy fantasy world circus life adventure discovery
A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.
6.8/10
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.
6.6/10
Romance, Drama
USA
1952
152 Minutes
Betty Hutton Charlton Heston Cornel Wilde Dorothy Lamour Gloria Grahame James Stewart Henry Wilcoxon Lawrence Tierney Lyle Bettger John Kellogg John Ridgely
circus performer clown manager girlfriend trapeze artist thrilling emotional melodramatic circus florida train circus love triangle robbery animals injury romance fall rise rivalry
The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1964
135 Minutes
father daughter old flame circus performer circus owner trapeze artist emotional moving heartwarming new york city spain circus europe boat circus sinking ship father/daughter relationship lost loves journey financial troubles
When circus proprietor Matt Masters decides to take his show on a European tour, it is beset by problems, while he searches for Lili, the mother of his adopted daughter, who disappeared years before.
7.0/10
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1960
96 Minutes
Kevin Corcoran Henry Calvin Gene Sheldon Barbara Beaird James Drury Richard Eastham Edith Evanson Tom Fadden Dennis Olivieri Bob Sweeney Ollie Wallace
chimpanzee circus performer orphan man foster father foster mother charming madcap touching circus family home jail running away deception friendship animal taming coming of age family adventure escape
Taken in by distant members of his family after being orphaned, Toby Tyler runs away to join the circus.
6.7/10
Adventure, Romance, Action
UK|Spain|Italy|Luxembourg|Netherlands|Russia|Hungary|Germany
2002
103 Minutes
Michelle Yeoh Ben Chaplin Brandon Chang Dane Cook Richard Roxburgh Sihung Lung Margaret Wang
acrobat thief brother white man martial artist art collector frenetic lighthearted spectacular thrilling estate cave china circus countryside artifact family secrets martial arts theft greed
The first of three parts, we follow Tulse Luper in three distinct episodes: as a child during the first World War, as an explorer in Mormon Utah, and as a writer in Belgium during the rise ... See full summary »
7.9/10
Horror
USA
1932
64 Minutes
Wallace Ford Olga Baclanova Leila Hyams Roscoe Ates Harry Earles Henry Victor Daisy Earles Rose Dione Edward Brophy Matt McHugh Olga Roderick
trapeze artist circus performer conjoined twins dwarf strong man creepy disturbing circus united states retribution deception friendship bigotry circus revenge fall 1930s
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
6.2/10
Fantasy
Germany|Sweden|Russia|Spain|France|Italy
2002
99 Minutes
Rebecka Liljeberg Joachim Król Sergei Bodrov Jr. Keith Allen Maurizio Donadoni Anne-Marie Pisani Ariadna Gil Silvio Orlando
young woman young man bear circus owner circus performer airy amusing emotional melodramatic intense circus circus ring cage animal adoption human-animal friendship supernatural magic love transformation adventure
A fairy tale-like love story between young circus artist Lola and the bear Misha, who one day transforms into a human.
Comedy
1974
85 Minutes
audience circus performer pony boy performer jacques tati cheeky amusing fiery stockholm theater circus circus music magic act show business adventure 1970s
Two children explore the world of a circus and see acrobats, jugglers and especially a mime (Jacques Tati).
5.8/10
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 »
7.5/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2005
140 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Natalie Portman Hayden Christensen Ian McDiarmid Samuel L. Jackson Christopher Lee Jimmy Smits Peter Mayhew Ahmed Best Oliver Ford Davies Temuera Morrison
jedi knight sith lord droid wife clone dark melodramatic frenetic suspenseful thrilling coruscant space utapau mustafar betrayal murder love political coup adventure love
Three years into the Clone Wars, the Jedi rescue Palpatine from Count Dooku. As Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is lured into a sinister plan to rule the galaxy.
5.7/10
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.
4.5/10
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1997
88 Minutes
Jamie Williams Billy Campbell Roddy McDowall David Paul Francis Gulshan Grover Dyrk Ashton Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy BJ Hogg Amy Robbins Hal Fowler
mowgli bear circus scout uncle monkey panther engaging suspenseful emotional india jungle train tracks ruins inheritance kidnapping circus human-animal friendship family nature escape
The story of Mowgli, a young boy abandoned in the wilds of India. Raised by a panther, an elephant and a bear, Mowgli must learn civilization's ways when his long-lost uncle and a circus scout from Barnum and Bailey come looking for him.
6.8/10
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
USA
2012
87 Minutes
Igor Zaripov Erica Kathleen Linz Lutz Halbhubner Dallas Barnett Matt Gillanders John Clarke Sarah Houbolt Tanya Drewery
young woman circus performer incredible dreamy outdoors circus ring fantasy world running away circus life magical world romance forbidden love transformation 2010s
A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.
5.3/10
Drama
USA
1954
92 Minutes
James Edward Grant Mickey Spillane Clyde Beatty Pat O'Brien Sean McClory Marion Carr John Bromfield Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Emmett Lynn Jack Stang Kenneth Tobey
circus performer animal trainer trapeze artist circus manager psychopath writer fiery wild thrilling circus ring trailer cage train tracks sabotage mysterious deaths circus life obsessive love blackmail detective work 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.
5.8/10
Horror, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2009
109 Minutes
John C. Reilly Ken Watanabe Josh Hutcherson Chris Massoglia Ray Stevenson Patrick Fugit Willem Dafoe Salma Hayek Michael Cerveris Frankie Faison Jane Krakowski
teen boy best friend vampire snake boy monkey girl assistant melodramatic eerie crafty circus theater high school graveyard supernatural circus life feud survival traveling coming of age underdog
Teenager Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. After a series of events, Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque du Freak, becoming a creature of the night.
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