You Never Know Women

1926

English

6.8

♡ 2

William A. Wellman Director

Sidney Bracey as Manager

Eugene Pallette as Party Guest

El Brendel as Toberchik

Florence Vidor as Vera

On her way to the theater, Vera, star of a Russian vaudeville troupe, is rescued from a falling girder by Eugene Foster, a wealthy broker who persists in his efforts to win the girl. Foster engages the troupe to perform at his home, and Vera, stunned by a fall, awakens to find Foster pleading his love, while Norodin, her partner who loves her, sees them embrace. Norodin, who performs an underwater stunt, asks Vera not to be present for his act and causes her to believe him dead; heartbroken, Vera tells Foster of her mistake; and enraged, he attempts to seize her. The magician appears, pins Foster to the wall with knives, and advises him to leave before the last blade is thrown.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009

English

6.7

♡ 67

63%

Terry Gilliam Director

Andrew Garfield as Anton

Johnny Depp as Imaginarium Tony 1

Jude Law as Imaginarium Tony 2

Colin Farrell as Imaginarium Tony 3

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.

Octopussy

1983

English

6.5

♡ 76

41%

secret intelligence service

Thriller

John Glen Director

Walter Gotell as Gogol

Geoffrey Keen as Minister of Defence

Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny

Aileen Lewis as Woman at Udaipur Hotel Bar

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.

Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net

2022

English

6.7

100%

Dawn Porter Director

Danut Coseru as Acrobat

Pierre Cottin as Acrobat

Bill May as Artistic Swimmer

Jorge Castano as Diver

As Cirque du Soleil reboots its flagship production, O, more than a year after an abrupt shutdown, performers and crew members face uncertainty as they work to return to their world-class standards in time for the (re)opening night in Las Vegas. With unfettered access, filmmaker Dawn Porter captures the dramatic journey of the world's most famous circus act on its way back from the brink.

Freaks Out

2021

Italian

6.9

♡ 31

70%

Gabriele Mainetti Director

Sebastian Hülk as Amon

Franz Rogowski as Franz

Claudio Santamaria as Fulvio

Aurora Giovinazzo as Matilde

Four super-powered circus freaks find themselves trapped in war-torn Rome after their foster father is captured by the Nazis.

Girl on the Bridge

1999

French

7.4

♡ 6

Patrice Leconte Director

Vanessa Paradis as Adèle

Pierre-François Martin-Laval as Fireman #1

Daniel Auteuil as Gabor

Luc Palun as Stage Manager

It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky and nowhere else to go. So she follows him. They travel along the northern bank of the Mediterranean to perform.

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

English

6.5

♡ 11

50%

Cecil B. DeMille Director

Gloria Grahame as Angel

Edmond O'Brien as Midway Barker at End

Lester Dorr as Midway Game Barker

John Roy as Roustabout

To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.

Toruk: The First Flight

2016

English

6.6

♡ 3

James Cameron Director

Helen Day as

Peter Kismartoni as

Dustin Walston as

Raymond O'Neill as Storyteller

When a natural catastrophe threatens to destroy the sacred Tree of Souls, Ralu and Entu, two Omaticaya boys on the brink of adulthood, fearlessly decide to take matters into their own hands. Upon learning that Toruk can help them save the Tree of Souls, they set out, together with their newfound friend Tsyal, on a quest high up in the Floating Mountains to find the mighty red and orange predator that rules the Pandoran sky. Prophecy is fulfilled when a pure soul rises among the clans to ride Toruk for the first time and save the Na’vi from a terrible fate.

Dhoom 3

2013

Hindi

5.4

♡ 54

67%

Vijay Krishna Acharya Director

Abhishek Bachchan as A.C.P. Jai Dixit

Uday Chopra as Ali Khan

Michael L. Howard as Pedestrian

Aamir Khan as Sahir Khan / Samar Khan

To avenge his father's death, a circus entertainer trained in magic and acrobatics robs banks to take down a corrupt bank owner. Two cops from Mumbai are assigned to the case.

The Valley of Gwangi

1969

English

6.2

♡ 11

73%

stop motion (some scenes)

Thriller

Western

Jim O'Connolly Director

Richard Carlson as Champ Connors

Laurence Naismith as Professor Bromley

Gila Golan as T.J. Breckenridge

James Franciscus as Tuck Kirby

A turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living dinosaurs. They capture one and take it back to be put on display, leading to inevitable mayhem.

Rain or Shine

1930

English

5.5

♡ 3

Frank Capra Director

William Collier Jr. as Bud Conway

Louise Fazenda as Frankie

Nella Walker as Mrs. Conway

Rolfe Sedan as Waiter at Dinner Party

Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father's failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune back to her ragtag band of ragged shoeleather performers.

The One and Only Ivan

2020

English

6.6

♡ 90

72%

based on a true story

based on novel or book

Thea Sharrock Director

Bryan Cranston as Mack

Helen Mirren as Snickers

Angelina Jolie as Stella

Phillipa Soo as Thelma

A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.

Wings of Desire

1987

German

7.9

♡ 60

95%

Wim Wenders Director

Bruno Ganz as Damiel

Otto Kuhnle as Im Zirkus - Die Jongleure

Teresa Harder as In der Bibliothek - Die Engel

Peter Falk as Peter Falk

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds -- with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk -- that it might be possible for him to take human form.

Circus of Horrors

1960

English

6.0

♡ 7

42%

Sidney Hayers Director

Walter Gotell as Baron Von Gruber

Kenny Baker as Dwarf

Yvonne Monlaur as Nicole Vanet

Donald Pleasence as Vanet

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.

Lola Montès

1955

French

7.2

♡ 9

82%

new orleans, louisiana

Romance

Max Ophüls Director

Peter Ustinov as Circus Master

Philippe Richard as Colonel

Martine Carol as Lola Montes

Oskar Werner as Student

Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been the lover of various important men.

My Name Is Joker

1970

Hindi

7.9

♡ 9

85%

Raj Kapoor Director

Dharmendra as Mahender Kumar

Achala Sachdev as Raju's Mother

Sophia Loren as Self : picture on cover of Life Magazine

Dara Singh as Sher Singh

Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."

Saving Flora

2018

English

5.8

♡ 22

46%

200 miles = 321 kilometers

Mark Drury Taylor Director

Jenna Ortega as Dawn

Eddie Alfano as Javier Suarez

Frank Gallegos as Matias

Terry Moore as Sylvia

Flora is a circus elephant who can no longer perform her tricks. The night before she's scheduled to be euthanized, the circus owner's 14-year old daughter, Dawn, sneaks Flora from the circus. All that stands between them and the safety of the elephant preserve is two hundred kilometers of woods, one raging river, two elephant hunters and the fear of not making it.

Dumbo

2019

English

6.2

♡ 279

46%

live action and animation

missouri

remake

Tim Burton Director

Eva Green as Colette Marchant

Lars Eidinger as Hans Brugelbecker

Colin Farrell as Holt Farrier

Nico Parker as Milly Farrier

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.