Movies About The Circus

From Charles Chaplin, starring Charles Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, Al Ernest Garcia, Harry Crocker
Rated Passed

The Circus is a 1928 silent film starring and directed by Charles Chaplin. It follows The Tramp, Chaplin’s iconic character, as he stumbles into a circus and is mistaken for a clown. The Tramp is then given a job and ends up becoming a huge hit with the audience. The film follows the Tramp’s struggle to keep up with his job while also trying to win the heart of a beautiful tightrope walker. With a mix of comedy, romance, and drama, The Circus is a classic silent film that continues to entertain audiences today.

From Tod Browning, starring Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Roscoe Ates
Rated Not Rated

Freaks is a 1932 American horror-drama film directed and produced by Tod Browning and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Freaks tells the story of a sideshow circus and its performers, who are treated cruelly by a beautiful trapeze artist who conspires to murder her fiancé and claim his substantial inheritance. When the sideshow performers find out about the scheme, they vow revenge. The film stars Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Roscoe Ates and Harry Earles. The film was initially met with strong public condemnation for its subject matter and morbid tone. The film was banned in the United Kingdom until the mid-1960s and was not shown in the United States until the 1970s. Freaks has since become a cult classic and is often cited by critics as one of the greatest horror films of all time.

From Volker Schlöndorff, starring David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, Katharina Thalbach
Rated R

The Tin Drum is a 1979 German drama film written and directed by Volker Schlöndorff and based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Günter Grass. Set in the Free City of Danzig during the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s, it stars David Bennent as Oskar Matzerath, a young boy who decides to stop growing when he is three years old. As a result of this, Oskar acquires various adult characteristics and refuses to conform to the social norms of the era. The film follows Oskar's life as he is exposed to the political and social upheavals of the time, including the Nazi Party's rise to power. He befriends a variety of people, including a circus dwarf, a political prisoner, and a sailor with whom he falls in love. The film also explores the relationship between Oskar and his mother, who eventually becomes his protector. The Tin Drum was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won the Palme d'Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. It is widely considered a classic of German cinema and is noted for its surreal nature and dark humor.

From Álex de la Iglesia, starring Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang, Manuel Tallafé
Rated R

From Matteo Garrone, starring Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, John C. Reilly
Rated R