Circus Movies

Come in under the Big Top for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Cirque du Soleil's ninth creation, which critics have described as "the most...

A documentary portrait of sideshow impresario Wally Shufflebottom, Jr.

Elmer O'Dare fancies himself an expert circus performer.

Melrose's circus is being threatened by his competitor, who's angry that Melrose has outmanuevered him in bookings; what he doesn't know is that the...

1950s Soho beats with far more energy than its 21st century counterpart in this vivid time capsule.

Squirrel Ginger is the ringmaster for an animal circus. A parrot has snuck in using a weasel's ticket. The weasel keeps trying to enter as well, but...

William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys.

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

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

Agron is a circus clown who is hassled by the circus animals. Shemshedin thinks they should send these animals away, and so many hilarious situations...

A portrait of a traveling circus.

Far above the ground in a circus tent, a young trapeze artist prepares himself for his first dearth-defying leap. He thinks back to his mother, who...

Two brothers - one a priest, one a career criminal - find bloody salvation in a mysterious underground carnival.

A bear tamer is hired by a traveling circus and soon gets married to a snake charmer. Not long after the wedding, the snake charmer gets involved in...