20 movies like Parade, ordered by similarity : The Greatest Showman(2017), At the Circus(1939), The First of May(1998), Rain or Shine(1930), Road to Zanzibar(1941), Dumbo(2019), Trolls World Tour(2020), Bear's Kiss(2002), Saving Flora(2018), The Big Circus(1959), Almost Famous(2000), Circus World(1964) ...
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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Drama
USA|UK|Australia|Canada
2019
112 Minutes
Colin Farrell Michael Keaton Danny DeVito Eva Green Alan Arkin Nico Parker Finley Hobbins Roshan Seth Lars Eidinger Deobia Oparei Joseph Gatt
elephant circus performer child performer circus owner mouse endearing charming playful sad emotional amusing circus stable train theme park courage elephants flying friendship
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
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.
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.
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 »
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.
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.
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.
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.
Western
USA
1945
68 Minutes
George "Gabby" Hayes Dale Evans Adele Mara Grant Withers Janet Martin Addison Richards Roy Barcroft Sons of the Pioneers
roy rogers circus owner circus manager business partner kidnapper cowboy charming lighthearted california countryside ranch circus circus life kidnapping show business romance fraud adventure pursuit 1940s
Sue Farnum inherits a circus, but her dead father's partner is trying to take it away from her. Roy and Bob Nolan are filming a movie on location at the circus. They and a number of other ... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
Italy
1969
87 Minutes
Terence Hill Bud Spencer Woody Strode Glauco Onorato Edward Ciannelli George Eastman Alberto Dell'Acqua Nazzareno Zamperla Victor Buono Lionel Stander
gold digger mine owner cowboy bandit artist gory airy amusing suspenseful thrilling hilarious circus mine wild west gold digging gangsters murder danger friendship adventure
Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers.
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.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
98 Minutes
Anna Neagle Ray Bolger John Carroll Edward Everett Horton Grace Hartman Paul Hartman
circus performer car dealer son aunt major heir spirited striking engaging charming endearing uplifting america circus life new love dance numbers musical performance family feud romance discovery
The beautiful Anna Neagle stars as a circus performer who falls in love with a rich car dealer's son, against her family's wishes. Features some spirited dance numbers with Ray Bolger.
Western
USA
1939
56 Minutes
John Wayne Ray Corrigan Max Terhune Carole Landis Ralph Graves Roscoe Ates Collette Lyons Billy Curtis Ted Adams Stanley Blystone David Sharpe
cowboy circus owner circus manager circus performer madcap amusing playful american west ranch prairie vigilantism sabotage attempted robbery teamwork land wars circus life rescue 1930s
Nancy Evans, lovely circus owner, has a ranch that she's never visited, but for sentimental reasons won't sell to Mike Abbott. Her partners, secretly in league with Abbott, sabotage the ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1967
95 Minutes
Burl Ives Troy Donahue Gert Froebe Hermione Gingold Lionel Jeffries Daliah Lavi Dennis Price Stratford Johns Graham Stark Terry-Thomas Jimmy Clitheroe
circus manager young man spy fiancée inventor airy amusing charming hilarious heartwarming inspiring england circus hot air balloon moon inventions moon debt kidnapping friendship
In Victorian England, an American showman uses a wealthy Frenchman's finances to build a German explosives expert's giant cannon designed to fire a people-filled projectile to the Moon but spies and saboteurs endanger the project.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
103 Minutes
James Franco Dave Franco Seth Rogen Zac Efron Alison Brie Paul Scheer Hannibal Buress Jerrod Carmichael Zoey Deutch Nathan Fielder Ari Graynor
director actor audience acting teacher friend filmmaker amusing hilarious emotional endearing passionate offbeat hollywood, calif. film set theater field restaurant apartment following your dreams filmmaker
When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.