Circus Movies

One night as she comes home, graduate student Esther is savagely attacked in her apartment by a killer clown.

This northwoods comedy-drama, by way of a circus drama, was directed by John Griffith Wray for Thomas H. Ince, and stars Madge Bellamy.

Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.

The arrival of a travelling circus sends ripples through the inhabitants of a remote Keralan village.

A young dancer becomes a stunt rider through the patronage of a wealthy man.

In the magical world of La Nouba, dreams become reality and talent turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. La Nouba is, literally, a waking dream...

Biography of a Brazilian dancer who lived on an island and practiced nudism when it was forbidden by law.

A circus owner and a hunter's daughter go into an African jungle in order to capture a giant gorilla named Gorga just so that he can be used as an...

An examination of bodies, movement and the stillness of landscape brought to you by the entrancing Circus Debre Berhan.

Dara and Karan, the sons of two of the victims of dacoit Jogi Thakur, wait many years to exact their revenge. When the Thakur's colleague Raja Singh...

An experimental short film centering on a circus performance in San Salvador.

Life in a circus. As of today, this short film is considered to be lost.

Mystery writer Mickey Spillane tries to help Clyde Beatty deal with a plot to sabotage his circus.

At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the...

The manager of The Big Circus plots to marry the owner's daughter and gain control of the outfit.

A ship carrying a touring circus troupe sinks at sea, and Lorraine, a young girl, is washed up on a deserted island. Her only companion is a gorilla...

Mickey is ringmaster of a circus for orphans. Donald has a trained sea lion act, and does a bit of juggling himself. Mostly, though, he fights with a...

An old bear goes out every day to a busy street corner. Through a tin marionette theater of his own making, the bear will tell us his life story.

Once upon a time, a door opened and two worlds collided. Dreams clashed with reality. The mundane mixed with the marvelous. It was no longer possible...