Movies have been around for a long time and circus for even longer. And they just happen to be two of my favourite things. So step right up, folks! Come and see the most amazing circus movies in town!! You won't believe your eyes!
The Circus
It's not Take That, it's Charlie Chaplin
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Freaks
The classic sideshow movie
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Trapeze
Everyone loves a love triangle story. Everybody loves the circus. See what happens what the two come together.
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Big Fish
Tim Burton does circus.
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Octopussy
The one in which Bond, James Bond, infiltrates the circus.
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Big Top Pee-Wee
Before he was caught whacking off in a cinema Pee-Wee was in the circus.
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Roustabout
Didn't you know Elvis was in the carnival?
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At The Circus
The Marx Brothers have a big time under the Big Top
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Circus Boy
Yes, there's a movie. No, it isn't where I got my twitter handle.
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Man On Wire
It wasn't in a circus, but it was definitely one of the greatest displays of skill ever.
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The Walk
Man on Wire's more recent dramatic remake
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Water for Elephants
2011s hit circus movie (that I didn't see)
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Circus World
John Wayne Western x Circus x Titanic =
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The Last Circus
2010s other circus movie (aka the R-Rated circus movie)
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Bronco Billy
Do you feel circus, punk?
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Dumbo
Everyone's favourite circus elephant
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And no circus movie list would be complete without...
The Greatest Show On Earth
Cecil B. de Mille's classic film (made "For the Happiness of the World")
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What did I miss? Do you have other favourite circus movies? Let me know what you think in the comments below.
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