20 movies like The Greatest Showman, ordered by similarity : The First of May(1998), Dumbo(2019), Saving Flora(2018), Circus World(1964), The Big Circus(1959), Parade(1974), My Art(2016), Rain or Shine(1930), Man on a Tightrope(1953), Bells of Rosarita(1945), Under the Big Top(1938), Bear's Kiss(2002) ...
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.
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.
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.
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 »
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.
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
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
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.
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.
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 »
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 »
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.
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.
Other, Biography, Drama, History
Ireland|Canada
2017
104 Minutes
Dan Stevens Christopher Plummer Jonathan Pryce Justin Edwards Morfydd Clark Donald Sumpter Miles Jupp Simon Callow Miriam Margolyes Ian McNeice Bill Paterson
charles dickens author ebenezer scrooge tiny tim wife publisher heartwarming positive emotional amusing charming creative london apartment office carriage study storytelling christmas marriage
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
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.
Fantasy
Canada
1999
94 Minutes
René Bazinet Frank Langella Julie Cox Heathcote Williams Clipper Miano Brian Dewhurst Jade Fafieanie
circus performer mime circus manager beautiful girl spirited touching circus backstage stage circus life new love personality clash depression performance aspirations forbidden love love 1990s
Frac, a mime who is suffering from a severe bout of depression, happens to meet a troupe of circus entertainers and immediately falls in love with one of the stars, Giulietta. But while his... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1980
116 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Sondra Locke Scatman Crothers Bill McKinney Geoffrey Lewis Sam Bottoms Dan Vadis Sierra Pecheur
cowboy entertainer heiress assistant husband ex-convict amusing quirky endearing united states circus city hall bar mental institution love circus business fortune crime redemption
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
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.
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.
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.