Here we've displayed a list of the best Carnival films : Paper Moon(1973), East of Eden(1955), Nightmare Alley(1947), Gun Crazy(1950), The Skin I Live In(2011), Black Orpheus(1959), Carnival in Flanders(1935), Pollyanna(1960), Jour de Fete(1948), Grease(1978), Valerie and Her Week of Wonders(1970), A Dog's Purpose(2017) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1973
102 Minutes
Ryan O'Neal Tatum O'Neal Madeline Kahn John Hillerman P. J. Johnson Jessie Lee Fulton Jim Harrell Lila Waters Noble Willingham Bob Young Jack Saunders
girl con artist burlesque dancer maid bootlegger deputy playful confident engaging hilarious touching kansas missouri small town carnival hotel father/daughter relationship swindling road trip escape
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Drama
USA
1955
115 Minutes
James Dean Julie Harris Raymond Massey Jo Van Fleet Burl Ives Richard Davalos Albert Van Dekker Lois Smith Harold Gordon Nick Dennis Rose Plumer
son brother father mother girlfriend emotional intense california farm carnival brothel jealousy family farming world war i love triangle relationships rivalry quest love
Two brothers struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
111 Minutes
geek mind reader psychiatrist strong man con artist dark incredible carnival hotel chicago con game ambition rise fall 1940s
The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
87 Minutes
Peggy Cummins John Dall Berry Kroeger Morris Carnovsky Anabel Shaw Harry Lewis Nedrick Young Trevor Bardette
sharpshooter pacifist newlywed reporter sheriff sister cool thrilling emotional small town carnival car office building southern california doomed romance armed robbery troubled youth crime spree accidental murder on the run
Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain
2011
120 Minutes
Antonio Banderas Elena Anaya Marisa Paredes Jan Cornet Roberto Álamo Eduard Fernández Blanca Suárez Susi Sánchez Bárbara Lennie Fernando Cayo José Luis Gómez
plastic surgeon housekeeper patient daughter wife melodramatic striking dreamy toledo, spain mansion dress shop carnival medical experiments abduction obsession rape revenge discovery 2010s
A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Drama
Brazil|France|Italy
1959
100 Minutes
Breno Mello Marpessa Dawn Lourdes de Oliveira Léa Garcia Ademar Da Silva Alexandro Constantino Waldemar De Souza Jorge Dos Santos Aurino Cassiano
lover femme fatale fiancée cousin friend killer unrestrained creative dreamy frenetic carnival rio de janeiro forbidden love marriage celebration death love transformation 1950s
A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
Comedy
France|Germany
1935
110 Minutes
Francoise Rosay Jean Murat Alerme Delphin
mayor wife duke soldier rousing amusing flanders small town carnival deception hospitality royalty small-town life abandonment underdog 17th century
Tells the story of the Spanish invasion of Flanders
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1960
134 Minutes
Hayley Mills Jane Wyman Richard Egan Karl Malden Nancy Olson Adolphe Menjou Donald Crisp Agnes Moorehead Kevin Corcoran James Drury Reta Shaw
orphan aunt doctor hypochondriac reverend amusing moving emotional small town carnival church house orphanage small-town life positivity politics family friendship optimism growing up
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Comedy
France
1948
80 Minutes
Jacques Tati Guy Decomble Santa Relli Paul Frankeur Marine Vallée Robert Balpo Delcassan Jacques Beauvais Valy
mail carrier townsperson friend carnival worker wife charming amusing france small town carnival postal service carnivals film technology quest transformation 1940s
Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town 'Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre.' All inhabitants are scoffing at François, the postman, what he seems not to recognize. The rising of the... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1978
110 Minutes
John Travolta Olivia Newton-John Stockard Channing Jeff Conaway Didi Conn Eve Arden Sid Caesar Joan Blondell Edd Byrnes Alice Ghostley Dody Goodman
greaser foreign exchange student friend teenager amusing playful high school california beach household carnival love friendship competition teen angst song and dance performance love transformation growing up
Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Fantasy, Drama
Czechoslovakia
1970
85 Minutes
Jaroslava Schallerová Petr Kopriva Jiri Prymek Jan Klusák Helena Anyzova Karel Engel
teen girl grandmother priest young man vampire carnival worker offbeat dreamy eerie czechoslovakia carnival barn church puberty lust adolescence sexual awakening desire magic transformation
Inspired by fairytales such as Alice in Wonderland and Little Red Riding Hood, is a surreal tale in which love, fear, sex and religion merge into one fantastic world.
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
USA|India
2017
120 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Peggy Lipton Bryce Gheisar KJ Apa Juliet Rylance Luke Kirby Gabrielle Rose Michael Bofshever Britt Robertson Logan Miller Kirby Howell-Baptiste
dog husband wife son girlfriend police officer endearing heartwarming moving passionate amusing house park field carnival neighborhood family pets life lessons reincarnation
A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
Comedy
USA
1979
93 Minutes
Steve Martin Bernadette Peters Catlin Adams Mabel King Richard Ward Richard Williams Carl Reiner Bill Macy M. Emmet Walsh Dick O'Neill Maurice Evans
adopted son killer gas station owner filmmaker carnival worker woman madcap intricate hilarious emotional mississippi st. louis gas station carnival innocence inventions race relations family self-discovery travel
A simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.
Drama
USA
1957
87 Minutes
Rock Hudson Robert Stack Dorothy Malone Jack Carson Robert Middleton Alan Reed Alexander Lockwood Chris Olsen Robert Wilke Troy Donahue William Schallert
journalist stunt pilot wife mechanic son showman melodramatic thrilling passionate striking new orleans carnival air show party family home airplane obsession aviation love triangle unhappy marriage
Story of a friendship between an eccentric journalist and a daredevil barnstorming pilot.
Horror
USA
1962
80 Minutes
Candace Hilligoss Frances Feist Sidney Berger Stan Levitt Art Ellison Herk Harvey Tom McGinnis
woman doctor victim organist phantom chilling creepy uneasy utah church carnival souls the past guilt haunting accident supernatural discovery transformation mystery
After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.
Drama
USA
1948
90 Minutes
young man schoolteacher bully father sheriff deaf mute dark uneasy sad melodramatic small town virginia carnival wilderness family history accidental murder self-defense guilt outsider's life small-town life
Danny is despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused of killing another man and sentenced to death.
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1963
79 Minutes
Ray Milland Diana Van der Vlis Harold J. Stone John Hoyt Don Rickles Morris Ankrum Lorie Summers Dick Miller Kathryn Hart Jonathan Haze John Dierkes
scientist friend colleague pastor murderer creepy dark laboratory carnival church casino science experiments alienation madness sight discovery transformation fall 1960s
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
Animation, Kids & Family, Drama
USA|France
1996
86 Minutes
quasimodo gypsy soldier judge gargoyle dark engaging passionate amusing paris notre dame cathedral france underground carnival disfigurement showdown confinement friendship romance rescue
A deformed bell-ringer must assert his independence from a vicious government minister in order to help his friend, a gypsy dancer.
Comedy
USA
1925
91 Minutes
Carol Dempster W.C. Fields Alfred Lunt Erville Alderson Effie Shannon Charles Hammond Roy Applegate Florence Fair Marie Shotwell Glenn Anders Tammany Young
young girl con artist judge young man father figure wife charming emotional spirited circus carnival connecticut courtroom petty crime trial family reunion performance rise love
Judge Foster throws his daughter out because she married a circus man. She leaves her baby girl with Prof. McGargle before she dies. Years later Sally is a dancer with whom Peyton, a son of... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1963
87 Minutes
Jackie Gleason Steve McQueen Tuesday Weld Tony Bill Tom Poston Chris Noel Ed Nelson Lew Gallo Rockne Tarkington Lewis Charles Sam Flint
sergeant military officer friend teen girl endearing engaging army base cafeteria american south carnival courtroom military life friendship aspirations unlikely romance jealousy discovery rivalry 1960s
The bond of friendship between a worldly-wise Army Master Sergeant and his naive worshiper.
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.
Horror
USA
1932
75 Minutes
Bela Lugosi Sidney Fox Leon Waycoff Bert Roach Brandon Hurst Noble Johnson D'Arcy Corrigan Arlene Francis Herman Bing
mad scientist medical student girlfriend friend mother ape dark disturbing creepy paris carnival street river laboratory medical experiments blood transfusion abduction murder science gone awry animal attack
A mad scientist seeks to mingle human blood with that of an ape, and resorts to kidnapping women for his experiments.
Sci-Fi, Comedy
USA
1993
79 Minutes
Alex Winter Megan Ward Michael Stoyanov Randy Quaid Mr. T Brooke Shields William Sadler Brian Brophy
celebrity comedian environmentalist spokesman scientist mutant amusing creative offbeat frightening outlandish gritty south america jungle carnival factory backwoods forest toxic waste freak shows
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
81 Minutes
Don Ameche Dorothy Lamour Janis Carter Willard Parker Adele Jergens Jeanne Manet
director singer movie producer sister star impostor witty endearing madcap carnival film set swimming pool ballroom california filmmaking talent search love triangle impersonation publicity jealousy
A cinema director who is in an emotional and professional crisis thinks that he has discovered a French star when he meets an ordinary dancer.
Drama
USA
1941
84 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Sylvia Sidney Eddie Albert Joan Leslie Sig Ruman Cliff Clark Charles Foy Frank Wilcox Clara Blandick Aldrich Bowker Garry Owen
animal trainer circus performer carnival worker sister girlfriend emotional melodramatic carnival small town carnivals lion taming romance jealousy discovery love transformation 1940s
After local grocery clerk rescues a baby from an escaped lion, a circus owner builds him into an attraction but balks when he falls in love with his sister.
Musical, Romance
USA
1943
96 Minutes
Betty Grable Cesar Romero George Montgomery Charles Winninger Phil Silvers Matt Briggs Paul Hurst Frank Orth
promoter saloon owner singer carnival worker bartender drunk amusing cheeky lighthearted coney island broadway theater saloon carnival backstage stage show business jealousy carnivals ambition love triangle
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star ... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1957
118 Minutes
Ann Blyth Paul Newman Richard Carlson Gene Evans Alan King Cara Williams Virginia Vincent Walter Woolf King Dorothy Green Edward Platt Warren Douglas
singer broadway producer broadway star bootlegger boyfriend alcoholic bleak melodramatic brooding broadway theater hospital new york city chicago nightclub carnival musical performance rise to stardom alcoholism romance helen morgan
Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices.
Musical, Western
USA
1947
75 Minutes
Roy Rogers Tito Guizar Jane Frazee Andy Devine Charles McGraw Fred Graham Steve Darrell Marshall Reed Wheaton Chambers
roy rogers partner gypsy girlfriend singer criminal spirited gripping sioux city, iowa carnival countryside town gypsy settlement jail robbery show business frame-up jealousy kidnapping debt
With a $10,000 note Roy co-signed for the Pioneers due, Roy plans to get the money from the reward for the capture of the Gypsy. After he captures him he lets him go realizing he is ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1932
75 Minutes
carnival barker exotic dancer sheriff theatrical producer friend madcap lighthearted hilarious new york city hotel office theater carnival broadway carnivals relationships blackmail assumed identity love interest love
A barker at a down-at-the-heels carnival becomes a powerhouse New York publicity man as he transforms a sideshow dancer into a Broadway sensation.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
64 Minutes
criminologist patient police detective astrologer woman father dark dense doctor's office street police station apartment carnival abandoned house psychiatry murder investigation sister relationship multiple personalities amnesia
The Crime Doctor comes up against a criminal with a dual personality.