Here we've displayed a list of the best Clown films : Limelight(1952), He Who Gets Slapped(1924), Delicatessen(1991), Tangos: The Exile of Gardel(1985), Dumbo(1941), What a Way to Go!(1964), It(2017), Merry Andrew(1958), Shadows and Fog(1992), The Greatest Show on Earth(1952), The First of May(1998), The Last Circus(2010) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1952
145 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Claire Bloom Sydney Chaplin Nigel Bruce Buster Keaton Norman Lloyd Andre Eglevsky Melissa Hayden
clown dancer composer theater owner amusing melodramatic sad london stage dressing room office street apartment theater ambition love aging rise sacrifice love
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Drama
USA
1924
76 Minutes
Lon Chaney Norma Shearer John Gilbert Tully Marshall Marc McDermott Ford Sterling Harvey Clarke Paulette Duval Ruth King Clyde Cook Brandon Hurst
clown circus performer partner baron wife brooding emotional uneasy laboratory household circus tent arena cage performance disillusionment dignity unrequited love science revenge
A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous count who once betrayed him.
Sci-Fi
France
1991
98 Minutes
Dominique Pinon Marc Caro Marie-Laure Dougnac Jean-Claude Dreyfus Rufus Ticky Holgado Anne-Marie Pisani Silvie Laguna Jean-Francois Perrier Dominique Zardi Karin Viard
butcher clown daughter tenant charming dreamy winsome france apartment building apartment cannibalism murder love survival forbidden love pursuit escape unknown era
Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.
Musical
Argentina|France
1985
125 Minutes
dancer singer clown ghost playful passionate creative emotional paris theater backstage bridge apartment tradition homesickness loneliness musical revue poverty tango discovery
Some Argentinians, exiled in Paris, decide to put on a tango-ballet, dedicated to Carlos Gardel, a legendary Argentinian tango star.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1941
64 Minutes
elephant mouse clown crow charming emotional inspiring circus performance flying disfigurement bullying discovery rise growing up 1940s
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
Comedy
USA
1964
111 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Paul Newman Robert Mitchum Dean Martin Gene Kelly Bob Cummings Dick Van Dyke Reginald Gardiner Margaret Dumont Fifi D'Orsay
widow psychiatrist millionaire husband artist clown witty madcap amusing quirky psychiatrist's office farm shack paris small town curse wealth marriage death ambition
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
135 Minutes
Jaeden Martell Jeremy Ray Taylor Sophia Lillis Finn Wolfhard Chosen Jacobs Jack Dylan Grazer Wyatt Oleff Bill Skarsgård Nicholas Hamilton Jake Sim Logan Thompson
clown victim killer child friend sibling brooding chilling disturbing frightening suspenseful uneasy derry, maine sewer house school woods horror monsters evil
An estranged family gathers together in New York City for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1958
103 Minutes
Danny Kaye Pier Angeli Noel Purcell Robert Coote Salvatore Baccaloni
teacher clown fiancée acrobat farmer amusing lighthearted sussex circus england archaeology entertainment love triangle discovery love 1950s
Downtrodden but creative English school-teacher (Danny Kaye) on archeological trip discovers joys of love and circus life with acrobat (Pier Angeli).
Comedy
USA
1992
86 Minutes
Woody Allen Mia Farrow John Malkovich Madonna Donald Pleasence Lily Tomlin Jodie Foster Kathy Bates John Cusack Kate Nelligan Fred Gwynne
bookkeeper vigilante sword swallower clown landlady strangler madcap hilarious dark big city apartment circus police station brothel bar false accusations investigation murder manhunt mob mentality
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
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.
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, War, Drama
Spain|France
2010
107 Minutes
Carlos Areces Antonio de la Torre Carolina Bang Enrique Villén Raúl Arévalo Terele Pavez Sancho Gracia Santiago Segura Fernando Guillén Fran Perea Javier Botet
clown rival amusing melodramatic circus spain spanish civil war love triangle obsession rivalry
A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.
Drama
Canada
2010
103 Minutes
college student serial killer clown disturbing correspondence arrest motivation pursuit
A chronicle of the interaction between college student Jason Moss and the object of his obsession, serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
Musical
USA
1957
92 Minutes
Gene Kelly Igor Youskevitch Claire Sombert Carol Haney David Kasday David Paltenghi Daphne Dale Claude Bessy Tommy Rall Belita Irving Davies
sinbad sailor clown trapeze artist husband wife winsome tender spirited spectacular circus arabia party street palace dance relationships love triangle flirtation jealousy
Three different stories are told through notably unusual way - no words, just dance.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
67 Minutes
reformed criminal police officer convict dancer clown musician suspenseful gripping spirited stage new york city broadway theater backstage prison christmas prison break performance amateur detectives murder false accusations
Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.
Sci-Fi
USA
1988
90 Minutes
Grant Kramer Suzanne Snyder John Allen Nelson John Vernon Michael Siegel Peter Licassi Royal Dano Christopher Titus
teen boy teen girl police chief police officer clown alien madcap gory campy crescent cove small town police station jail spacecraft alien invasion violence kidnapping murder jealousy deception
Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2007
99 Minutes
William Baldwin Lisa Guerrero Owen Pearce Henry Winkler Chris Massoglia Morgan Flynn Rick Overton Peter Scolari Brenda Strong
teenager alcoholic fbi agent clown girlfriend young boy heartwarming montana abduction ransom family dysfunction coming of age first love growing up mystery 2000s
Based on a true-story - A Plumm Summer tells the remarkable tale of two young brothers, Elliott and Rocky Plumm, who go head-to-head with the FBI in order to crack the "frog-napping" case and get their beloved TV puppet, Froggy Doo back on the air, all the while become local heroes and best friends.
Horror, Comedy
Ireland
2012
86 Minutes
Tommy Knight Ross Noble Gemma-Leah Devereux John McDonnell Valerie Spelman Eoghan McQuinn Laila Stack Lorna Dempsey Jemma Curran Callum Maloney Harry Behan
clown teenager amusing cheeky creepy disturbing offbeat gory house party ireland haunting murder comedy revenge pursuit growing up 2010s
A clown comes back from the dead to haunt those who took his life during a fatal party mishap.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Jenna Kanell Catherine Corcoran Margaret Reed Katie Maguire Sylvia Ward Erick Zamora Pooya Mohseni Gino Cafarelli
talk show host murderer clown murder victim cat woman sadist brash frightful gory brutal wild frightening america halloween serial murders obsession sadism horror mutilation discovery
On Halloween night, Tara Heyes finds herself as the obsession of a sadistic murderer known as Art the Clown.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other
UK|USA
2016
102 Minutes
Sheri Moon Zombie Jeff Daniel Phillips Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs Meg Foster Kevin Jackson Richard Brake Jane Carr Daniel Roebuck Pancho Moler Lew Temple David Ury
carnival worker clown kidnapper ringleader friend killer creepy dark intense van gas station tent maze cage barn kidnapping travel danger game stress
Five carnival workers are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, hellish compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2008
84 Minutes
Katheryn Winnick Jessica Lucas Keir O'Donnell Laura Breckenridge Tad Hilgenbrinck Reid Scott Rena Owen Kevin Gage
Three women are stalked by a killer with a grudge that extends back to the girls' childhoods.
Horror
USA
1998
87 Minutes
Bobbie Phillips Shawnee Smith Larry Miller Paul Johansson Cleavant Derricks Henry Sanders Sidney Berger Anna Kristen McKown
young woman mother clown sister killer disturbing chilling intense circus prison river house crime hallucinations survival fear murder the past discovery mystery
A young girl witnesses the brutal rape and murder of her mother by a circus clown and begins to have nightmares when the carnival comes back to town when she is an adult.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2016
71 Minutes
Eric Roberts Martin Kove Lacy Marie Meyer Ari Boyland Robert T. Bogue Mandy Bruno Bogue Eliza Roberts Caroline Heinle
killer young woman ghost clown murder victim shocking thrilling suspenseful brutal frightening cinema suburbia mask horror murder cinema ghost stories adventure discovery pursuit
Clowns are no joking matter.
Horror
2019
91 Minutes
Micavrie Amaia Drew Hale Sam Lazarus Adam Elshar Taylor Watson Seupel Nicholas Shone Camille Wormser James Jovanovich
teenager murder victim clown killer friend circus performer bleak dark frightening shocking united states abandoned camp fun house circus murder killing spree fear stalking torture escape
Teens fight for their lives when they become trapped in a fun house and stalked by a crazy killer clown.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
2016
86 Minutes
Brian Nagel Andrew Staton Katie Keene David Greathouse Tom Nagel Maryann Nagel Lauren Compton Jeff Denton Greg Violand
young man young woman friend clown killer villager gory brutal suspenseful shocking disheartening village car danger horror mask psychopath hunting adventure escape
Some friends get stranded in a seemingly deserted town and find themselves stalked by a gang of violent psychopaths dressed as clowns.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2019
169 Minutes
Jessica Chastain James McAvoy Bill Hader Isaiah Mustafa Jay Ryan James Ransone Andy Bean Bill Skarsgård Jaeden Martell Wyatt Oleff Jack Dylan Grazer
clown alien young boy teen girl writer zombie chilling creepy campy disturbing somber spirited derry, maine chinese restaurant sewer family home carnival canal evil spirits friendship
Defeated by members of the Losers' Club, the evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry, Maine. Now adults, the united Losers must conquer their deepest fears to destroy the shape-shifting Pennywise once and for all.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
2016
90 Minutes
Alexandra Turshen Keenan Henson Caitlin Stryker Bradley Stryker Amie Barsky Krista Donargo Brandon Nagle Leandra Ramm
young woman friend serial killer clown brutal gory suspenseful thrilling shocking disturbing thailand beach mask killer among us death game horror films adventure discovery escape rescue
Drama
1953
92 Minutes
Harriet Andersson Åke Grönberg Anders Ek Gudrun Brost Hasse Ekman Annika Tretow
clown wife mistress ringmaster actor brooding emotional sad circus sweden pond infidelity marriage love triangle fall transformation love 1900s
A circus owner (Åke Grönberg) leaves his mistress (Harriet Andersson) for his wife, and an actor (Anders Ek) seduces the mistress.
Comedy
1934
63 Minutes
Joe E. Brown Patricia Ellis Dorothy Burgess Don Dillaway Gordon Westcott Charles Wilson Harry Woods Ronnie Cosby John Sheehan Spencer Charters
father son trapeze artist clown ringmaster bareback rider positive playful household circus office tent ambition acrobatics circus life false accusations drunkenness guilt quest growing up
A country boy (Joe E. Brown) falls for a female impersonator and joins the circus despite his father.
Musical, Drama, Fantasy
2014
90 Minutes
Toby Jones Tony Curran Steven Cree Gemma Jones Greg McHugh Jack Wilkinson Sarah Finigan
young man clown football player team leader amusing charming cheery endearing inspiring uplifting england university football field circus disability second chance determination happiness fun biography
Neil Baldwin (Toby Jones), a man who has worked as a circus clown, preacher and kit man at Stoke City, shares stories from his life.