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1. The Greatest Showman (2017)

PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Musical

Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

Director: Michael Gracey | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya

Votes: 312,070 | Gross: $174.34M

2. Water for Elephants (2011)

PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance

Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant Rosie leads to love, but Marlena's cruel husband stands in their way.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider

Votes: 120,471 | Gross: $58.71M

3. The Tin Drum (1979)

R | 142 min | Drama, War

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, Katharina Thalbach

Votes: 25,783

4. A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Approved | 126 min | Drama, Music

A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau

Votes: 17,176

5. He Who Gets Slapped (1924)

95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous count who once betrayed him.

Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert, Ruth King

Votes: 4,303 | Gross: $0.19M

6. Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

The complicated relationships between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.

Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Åke Grönberg, Harriet Andersson, Hasse Ekman, Anders Ek

Votes: 7,388

7. The Sign of Four (1983 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Mystery

Hired by a young lady, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the strange recent deaths of her missing father's friends from the army, as well as the whereabouts of the Great Mogul, the second-largest diamond in the world.

Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Ian Richardson, David Healy, Thorley Walters, Cherie Lunghi

Votes: 843

8. Iloinen Linnanmäki (1960)

81 min | Comedy

THE SHAMPOO WARS. Two competing hair care companies demonstrate their products on stage at a Helsinki amusement park, using celebrities from television, the hottest new media of the early 1960s.

Director: Jack Witikka | Stars: Niilo Tarvajärvi, Tea Ista, Ismo Kallio, Matti Aulos

Votes: 81

9. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Family

The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.

Directors: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Votes: 1,888

10. Captive Wild Woman (1943)

Passed | 61 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a female gorilla into a human...even though it costs human life.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: John Carradine, Evelyn Ankers, Milburn Stone, Lloyd Corrigan

Votes: 1,040

11. Black Zoo (1963)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Horror

The owner of a small zoo uses the animals to kill his enemies.

Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: Michael Gough, Jeanne Cooper, Rod Lauren, Virginia Grey

Votes: 273

12. The Great Rupert (1950)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Family

A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake, Frank Orth

Votes: 1,575

13. Arvottomat (1982)

105 min | Crime, Drama

A criminal, his friend and his former girlfriend find their lives intertwining with each other.

Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Esko Nikkari

Votes: 1,278

14. What a Circus! (2017)

74 min | Adventure, Family, Musical

Circus director Kaj and daughter Ramona love life with their circus family, both inside and outside the manege. But then several mysterious things happen, and now the circus girl has to ... See full summary »

Director: Lotte Svendsen | Stars: Marco Almind, Lysser Kirstine Andersen, Baloo, Ella Bjerg

Votes: 72

15. Big Top Bunny (1951)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short

An acrobatic bear at Colonel Korny's World Famous Circus finds an unwanted partner in Bugs Bunny.

Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 1,080

16. The Circus (I) (1920)

4 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

Unable to finish his cartoon, Max sends a drawing of the Clown by messenger directly to the projectionist. Upon receipt the Clown comes to life on the page, performing a circus horse act that's truly to die for.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer | Stars: Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer

Votes: 142

17. Western (2009)

3 min | Short

A "western" act recorded at a small family-run circus struggling to survive by touring French villages.

Director: Simon Welch

18. Lapatossu (1937)

83 min | Comedy

A lazy but resourceful Lapatossu is solving problems with his simple friend Vinski.

Directors: Yrjö Norta, T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Aku Korhonen, Laila Rihte, Eino Kaipainen, Siiri Angerkoski

Votes: 103

19. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Clown (1989)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ben defends a professional circus clown accused of murdering his performing partner.

Director: Leo Penn | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Votes: 123

20. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: Greatest Show in Watts (1976)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

While babysitting an elephant, Fred holds a circus in the junkyard, allowing the cast to display their talents, especially Aunt Esther as the Bronze Goddess.

Director: Sid McCoy | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley

Votes: 110

21. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
Episode: Barbara Ann Scott (1955)

Family, Game-Show

New game rules are introduced later in the show. However, before the new rules are announced, the weekly regular panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf ... See full summary »

Director: Franklin Heller | Stars: Dorothy Kilgallen, Fred Allen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf

Votes: 30

22. Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers (1990– )
Episode: Special from the Soviet Union (1991)

TV-PG | Documentary

Russian Technology - Russian Angioplasty using U.S. Stent materials; Preserving the endangered Great Bustard; High Stakes Math - Tetris Game inventor and Earthquake Prediction; Klutzy ... See full summary »

Director: Andy Liebman | Star: Woodie Flowers

23. Creepshow (2019– )
Episode: A Creepshow Animated Special: Survivor Type/Twittering from the Circus of the Dead (2020)

TV-MA | 46 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A man is determined to stay alive alone on a deserted island no matter what the cost; A teen's family road trip includes a visit to the gravest show on earth.

Director: Greg Nicotero | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Joey King, Fayna Sanchez, Mason Pike

Votes: 801

24. Bettkantengeschichten (1983–1990)
Episode: Linke Hand - Rechte Hand (1983)

Drama, Family

Left hand - right hand.

Directors: Peter Kirsch, Carsten Krüger | Stars: Peter Kirsch, Alexandra Luckmann