Here we've displayed a list of the best Media Circus films : Ace in the Hole(1951), Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven(1976), Peepli Live(2010), Vanishing Point(1971), Love on the Run(1979), Breaking News(2004), Big Fan(2009), Johnny 100 Pesos(1994), Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart(2014), Hunt the Man Down(1950), Fairy Tale: A True Story(1997), Expresso Bongo(1959) ... ...
Drama
USA
1951
112 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Jan Sterling Porter Hall Bob Arthur Frank Cady Richard Benedict Ray Teal Gene Evans
reporter editor treasure hunter wife sheriff engaging dark albuquerque, n.m. new mexico mine media circus accident exploitation journalism bad behavior regret discovery temptation rescue 1950s
A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.
Drama
West Germany
1976
105 Minutes
Margit Carstensen Brigitte Mira Ingrid Caven Armin Meier Irm Hermann Gottfried John
husband wife daughter son photographer communist disturbing melodramatic profound factory family home dining room street frankfurt, germany workplace violence media circus family grief hostage situation mother/daughter relationship
Frau Kusters is preparing dinner late one seemingly ordinary afternoon in her seemingly ordinary kitchen in Frankfurt, Germany. Mrs. Kusters wants to add canned sausages to the stew, her ... See full summary »
Comedy
India
2010
105 Minutes
Omkar Das Manikpuri Raghubir Yadav Malaika Shenoy Nawazuddin Siddiqui Shalini Vatsa Farrukh Jaffer Vishal Sharma
farmer brother journalist politician mother wife amusing outlandish quirky dark india farm family home village politics suicide media circus financial troubles family scam
An impoverished farmer's threat to end his life invites attention from politicians and media.
Action
USA
1971
107 Minutes
Barry Newman Cleavon Little Charlotte Rampling Dean Jagger Victoria Medlin Paul Koslo Robert Donner Timothy Scott Gilda Texter Anthony James Arthur Malet
driver radio dj ex-lover drug dealer hitchhiker police officer gripping gritty wild gutsy road car colorado california american west radio station car chase media circus freedom race against time
During the 1970s, car delivery driver Kowalski delivers hot rods in record time but always runs into trouble with the highway cops.
Romance
France
1979
93 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Marie-France Pisier Claude Jade Rosy Varte Marie Henriau Daniel Mesguich Julien Bertheau Dorothée
proofreader ex-lover ex-wife salesgirl emotional unrestrained amusing paris train record store romantic dilemma growing up divorce media circus love 1970s
Antoine Doinel is now more than thirty. He divorces from Christine. He is a proofreader, and is in love with Sabine, a record seller. Colette, his teenager love, is now a lawyer. She buys ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Hong Kong
2004
89 Minutes
Richie Jen Kelly Chen Nick Cheung Lam Suet You Yong Simon Yam Maggie Siu Ding Haifeng
commissioner superintendent thief hostage police officer partner thrilling witty street apartment building gunfight media circus humiliation bank robbery reality television police work adventure rivalry 2000s
After a disastrous failure to stop a robber gang, the police attempt to redeem themselves through a series of publicity stunts and shootouts.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
88 Minutes
Patton Oswalt Kevin Corrigan Marcia Jean Kurtz Michael Rapaport Matt Servitto Gino Cafarelli Serafina Fiore Jonathan Hamm Joe Garden Polly Humphries
blue-collar worker mother fan friend football player radio host amusing cheeky emotional staten island, n.y. parking garage hospital gas station strip club radio station sports fandom friendship idolization accident
A hard-core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.
Mystery & Thriller
Chile|Mexico
1994
90 Minutes
Armando Araiza Patricia Rivera Willy Semler Luis Gnecco Armando Silvestre Paulina Urrutia Sergio Hernández Luis Alarcón
teen boy thug hostage journalist criminal police officer gritty suspenseful santiago, chile video store office building hostage situation money laundering heist media circus journalism escape underdog fall 1990s
A young low-class student gets involved with the wrong people and takes part in a non successful video rental robbery.
Documentary
USA
2014
98 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Joaquin Phoenix Helen Hunt Matt Dillon Joyce Maynard Stanley M. Brooks Joyce Chopra
murderer murder victim journalist attorney convict interviewee fascinating engaging chilling disturbing dark intense america murder murder trial media circus justice media manipulation documentaries discovery
A small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
68 Minutes
Gig Young Lynne Roberts Mary Anderson Willard Parker Carla Balenda Gerald Mohr James Anderson John Kellogg Harry Shannon Cleo Moore
public defender suspect witness woman man brooding intricate suspenseful california bar prison courtroom police station wrongful conviction investigation cold case mystery disappearance media circus discovery
The suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down...
Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK
1997
99 Minutes
Florence Hoath Elizabeth Earl Paul McGann Phoebe Nicholls Peter O'Toole Harvey Keitel Bill Nighy Bob Peck Tim McInnerny
harry houdini arthur conan doyle mother young girl daughter philosopher lighthearted positive endearing engaging house yorkshire, england meadow laboratory london fairies spirituality beliefs imagination media circus
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1959
111 Minutes
Laurence Harvey Sylvia Syms Cliff Richard Yolande Mallott Meier Tzelniker Ambrosine Philpotts Eric Pohlmann Hermione Baddeley Reginald Beckwith Wilfrid Lawson Martin Miller
promoter talent scout pop star musician teenager melodramatic spirited disheartening london music hall coffee shop music industry rock 'n' roll media circus rags to riches exploitation fame underdog rise temptation
Johnny Jackson, a sleazy talent agent, discovers teenager Bert Rudge singing in a coffee house. Despite Bert's protestation that he really is only interested in playing bongos, Johnny ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Joan Perry James Gleason Peter Whitney Faye Emerson Howard da Silva Edward Brophy Charles Drake Vera Lewis Ben Welden Howard C. Hickman
mistress daughter chauffeur tycoon newspaper reporter editor thrilling witty melodramatic suspenseful newsroom boardinghouse household bedroom murder investigation journalism organized crime media circus schemes embezzlement
An investigative crime reporter helps the cops solve the case of a missing tycoon who's later found dead in a cheap boarding house.
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
1999
97 Minutes
Wendy Crewson Joel Keller Leon Pownall Shawn Doyle Leslie Yeo Shannon Lawson Cedric Smith Art Hindle Eric Peterson Michael Murphy
millionaire mogul businessman wife police officer roman catholic engaging suspenseful melodramatic toronto street household canada city missing persons investigation media circus religious differences ambrose small infidelity
It's the post WWI era Toronto. Despite Prohibition, Daniel Small continues to operate Corman Distilleries, while his son, Ambrose Small, has just sold his chain of theaters for $1 million. ... See full summary »
Comedy, Action
USA
1994
88 Minutes
Charlie Sheen Kristy Swanson Henry Rollins Josh Mostel Wayne Grace Rocky Carroll Miles Dougal Ray Wise Marshall Bell
prisoner heiress cop partner wealthy man tv reporter madcap thrilling fiery cheeky highway gas station prison california chase wrongful conviction unlikely romance kidnapping media circus police pursuit
Escaped convict Jack Hammond takes a woman hostage and sets off for the Mexican border with the police hot on his tail.
Comedy
Italy
1984
105 Minutes
Ugo Tognazzi Piera Degli Esposti Gastone Moschin Roberto Herlitzka Renzo Montagnani Enzo Jannacci Valeria Golino
politician terrorist wife lover feminist offbeat quirky amusing rome villa family home basement politics accident infidelity family scandal media circus escape love
The internal minister's very sophisticated ultra-technological and plated car stops for a mechanical accident in front of a villa. The owner of the villa is De Andreis that immediately ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Comedy
USA
1981
88 Minutes
Lily Tomlin Charles Grodin Ned Beatty Henry Gibson Elizabeth Wilson Mark Blankfield Pamela Bellwood John Glover
housewife husband son daughter businessman lab worker cheeky offbeat outlandish playful southern california suburbia family home feminism greed consumerism shrinking big business media circus metamorphosis
A housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other
USA
2009
105 Minutes
Malcolm McDowell Tyler Mane Sheri Moon Zombie Brad Dourif Scout Taylor-Compton Danielle Harris Brea Grant Howard Hesseman Mary Birdsong Chase Vanek Margot Kidder
michael myers teen girl sister doctor sheriff daughter gory dark gripping illinois morgue barn hospital cemetery small town serial murders trauma media circus insanity visions
Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.
Drama
USA
1967
86 Minutes
Richard Todd James MacArthur Susan Oliver Mark Goddard Carol Booth Mark Cavell Janee Michelle Ronnie Eckstine Michael Evans Hortense Petra Jimmy Lloyd
professor student guru hippie musician tv personality outlandish cheeky dark offbeat san francisco apartment college studio arena california anti-establishment subculture media circus cult
A college professor resigns in protest to the dismissal of student underground newspaper workers and later joins their "hippie movement" and becomes their "Messiah."
Biography
USA
1995
101 Minutes
Carlo DeFilippi Nicoletta Braschi Toni Bertorelli Claudio Amendola Adriana Asti Claudio Bigagli Victor Cavallo Antonello Fassari Paolo Graziosi Ivano Marescotti Andrea Occhipinti
detective teen boy forensic expert actress lawyer judge intricate tense gripping italy slum courtroom crime scene murder case botched investigation media circus pier paolo pasolini conspiracy corruption discovery
Detectives Munro and Sanders are assigned to investigate the murder of an adult film star named Buddy Blue. The hunk was actually killed during the shooting of an orgy scene. Munro finds ... See full summary »
Drama
1932
79 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Mary Brian Walter Catlett Oscar Apfel Emma Dunn J. Carrol Naish David Landau Claire MacDowell Louise Beavers Ivan Linow Harold Minjir
naval officer personal assistant wife sailor reporter agent witty emotional amusing submarine parade new york city banquet hall party hero worship celebrity privacy media circus marital problems heroism
A Navy war hero (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) marries his girlfriend (Mary Brian) and tries to avoid publicity.
Drama
2001
96 Minutes
Holly Hunter Ron Silver Matt Letscher Bob Gunton Jacqueline McKenzie Elizabeth Berridge Vincent Van Patten Caitlin Martin Gerry Becker Fred Willard Caroline Aaron
tennis player feminist middle-aged man lesbian fan rousing gutsy spirited amusing tennis court astrodome texas tennis billie jean king homophobia bobby riggs media circus gender equality rivalry quest
Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver) challenges the younger Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter) to a tennis match in a 1973 battle of the sexes.
Drama
2001
99 Minutes
Giovanni Ribisi Elias Koteas Amy Madigan Eric Bogosian Lee Tergesen Sam Shepard Terry Beaver Vivienne Shub Tom Quinn Rosemary Knower William Zielenski
brother murderer death row inmate journalist mother chilling gripping shocking utah prison courtroom household capital punishment death sentence brother relationship violence gary gilmore media circus rescue discovery
The brother of condemned killer Gary Gilmore comes to terms with his brother's crimes and his family's violent legacy.
Drama
1989
96 Minutes
Beau Bridges Pat Hingle Roxana Zal Patty Duke Will Oldham Whip Hubley
baby father mother police chief fire chief volunteer emotional tense texas backyard well household accident parenthood rescue media circus confinement jessica mcclure quest 1980s
The police chief (Beau Bridges) and fire chief (Pat Hingle) of Midland, Texas, lead the 1987 rescue of a toddler trapped in a well.
Drama
1987
97 Minutes
Robert Young Frances Reid Michael Learned
retiree alzheimer's patient husband wife lawyer disturbing raw uneasy gutsy fort lauderdale, fla. condo courtroom prison alzheimer's disease euthanasia law aging unhappy marriage media circus love
Retiree Roswell Gilbert (Robert Young) decides to shoot his wife (Frances Reid) who has Alzheimer's disease in 1985 Florida.
Documentary
1992
87 Minutes
serial killer attorney prostitute christian inmate husband shocking emotional fascinating sad court prison farm truck stop living room van aileen wuornos murder case prostitution trial
Nick Broomfield explores the media circus surrounding the case of America's first textbook female serial killer.