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51. Jungle Woman (1944)
Approved | 61 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Paula the ape woman (Acquanetta) is alive and well, and running around a creepy old sanitarium run by the kindly Dr. Fletcher (J. Carrol Naish), also reverting to her true gorilla form every once in a while to kill somebody.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Evelyn Ankers, J. Carrol Naish, Samuel S. Hinds, Lois Collier
Votes: 551
52. The Master Touch (1972)
PG | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A just released from prison professional thief decides to do one last high-risk heist, which could settle him for life or land him behind bars again.
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Giuliano Gemma, Florinda Bolkan, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 694
53. The Amazing Dobermans (1976)
PG | 96 min | Family, Comedy, Crime
An ex-con man and his five trained Dobermans help a Treasury Dept. agent stop a racketeer and his gang.
Director: Byron Chudnow | Stars: James Franciscus, Barbara Eden, Fred Astaire, Jack Carter
Votes: 436
54. Loose Ankles (1930)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Romance
In this light romantic comedy, 17-year old Loretta Young is cast as wealthy socialite Ann Harper, who has inherited a fortune provided that the family is involved in no scandals appearing ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Wilde | Stars: Loretta Young, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Louise Fazenda, Otis Harlan
Votes: 543
55. Roselyne and the Lions (1988)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Thierry (Gérard Sandoz) drops out of school to apprentice as a lion tamer at the zoo when he meets Roselyne (Isabelle Pasco), who shares his passion. They fall in love and when he loses his... See full summary »
Directors: Jean-Jacques Beineix, Jim Henson | Stars: Isabelle Pasco, Gérard Sandoz, Gabriel Monnet, Philippe Clévenot
Votes: 536
56. Barnum (1986 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama
The amazing biography of legendary circus impresario and unparalleled showman, P.T. Barnum.
Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Hanna Schygulla, John Roney, Sandor Raski
Votes: 237
57. The First of May (1999)
G | 111 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Eleven-year-old Cory (Dan Byrd) is a foster child nobody wants. Carlotta (Academy Award-nominee Julie Harris) is an elderly woman the world has forgotten.
Director: Paul Sirmons | Stars: Julie Harris, Dan Byrd, Mickey Rooney, Charles Nelson Reilly
Votes: 464
58. TimeSplitters 2 (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Mystery
In 2401, humanity is at war with relentless aliens, TimeSplitters. Space marines Cortez and Hart travel through time to stop the aliens in various spots, including Wild West, zombie-infested Gothic church and Blade Runner-esque future.
Directors: David Doak, Stephen Ellis | Stars: Heidi Andrews, June Andrews, Kevin Bullock, Michelle Bullock
Votes: 846
59. The Optimists (1973)
PG | 110 min | Drama
A retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life.
Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: Peter Sellers, Donna Mullane, John Chaffey, David Daker
Votes: 564
60. Alegría (1999)
PG | 94 min | Drama, Romance, Fantasy
The acclaimed Canadian performance troupe Cirque de Soleil, which combines acrobatics, magic, music, and theater into spectacular stage productions, brings one of their most popular shows to the screen.
Director: Franco Dragone | Stars: René Bazinet, Frank Langella, Mako, Julie Cox
Votes: 585
61. Bear's Kiss (2002)
101 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A fairy tale-like love story between young circus artist Lola and the bear Misha, who one day transforms into a human.
Director: Sergei Bodrov | Stars: Rebecka Liljeberg, Joachim Król, Sergey Bodrov, Keith Allen
Votes: 973
62. Burlesk Queen (1977)
129 min | Drama, Romance
To support her paralytic father, Chato works as a utility girl for a burlesque star Virgie Nite. But when Virgie gets drunk on the night of her scheduled show, Chato pitches in for her. And... See full summary »
Director: Celso Ad. Castillo | Stars: Vilma Santos, Rosemarie Gil, Rolly Quizon, Leopoldo Salcedo
Votes: 396
63. Isola: Multiple Personality Girl (2000)
94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When a woman, able to read the thoughts of others, comes to help survivors of the 1995 Kobe earthquake, she encounters a girl with Multiple Personality Disorder whose dangerous 13th personality, Isola, must be stopped.
Director: Toshiyuki Mizutani | Stars: Yoshino Kimura, Yû Kurosawa, Ken Ishiguro, Makiko Watanabe
Votes: 379
64. Around a Small Mountain (2009)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Drama
Vittorio stops and helps Kate when her car breaks down on a mountain road. Later they meet again, and Vittorio discovers that Kate is part of a circus that she has just returned to after ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, André Marcon, Jacques Bonnaffé
Votes: 771 | Gross: $0.03M
65. The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)
Approved | 82 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
In California, a boy and his adoptive father find an outlaw's hidden treasure but the news leaks out, sending unscrupulous characters after the gold.
Director: Ted Tetzlaff | Stars: William Powell, Julie Adams, Charles Drake, Rosemary DeCamp
Votes: 241
66. High Risk (1976 TV Movie)
Unrated | 74 min | Comedy, Crime
A troupe of former circus performers plot to steel a valuable artifact from an embassy in Washington, DC.
Director: Sam O'Steen | Stars: Victor Buono, Joseph Sirola, Don Stroud, JoAnna Cameron
Votes: 17
67. A Tale of Five Women (1951)
86 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
1951. Drama. Stars, Bonar Colleano, Barbara Kelly, Eva Bartok, and Gina Lollobrigida. When an Englishman leaves America to enlist in the RAF, his grueling combat experiences result in a loss of memory.
Directors: Romolo Marcellini, Emil E. Reinert, Wolfgang Staudte, Montgomery Tully, Géza von Cziffra, Irma von Cube | Stars: Bonar Colleano, Lana Morris, Barbara Kelly, Karin Himboldt
Votes: 141
68. The Chimp (1932)
Passed | 25 min | Short, Comedy
Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Bobby Burns, Baldwin Cooke
Votes: 1,509
69. The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970 TV Movie)
95 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: David Wayne, June Havoc, Dabbs Greer, Parley Baer
Votes: 30
70. Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949)
Approved | 85 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Good outdoors "save the horse" saga. The simple story unfolds against the magnificent backdrop of the Rockies. Footage gets in a load of movement concerning wild horse hunts, equine fights, and even a circus sequence.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Arthur Franz, Wallace Ford, Ray Collins, Jean Heather
Votes: 39
71. Chad Hanna (1940)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Romance
Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with Albany the star equestrian rider. Later he falls in love with Caroline another runaway who becomes the Circus' new bareback rider.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Linda Darnell, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 351
72. Britney Spears: Circus (2008 Music Video)
Not Rated | 3 min | Music, Musical
Circus is the second single from Circus album of American singer Britney Spears. The producers of the single became Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco. The music video was directed by Francis ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Dennis Garr, Jodi Raines, Catalina Cat Rendic, Britney Spears
Votes: 277
73. K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
137 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim.
Director: Shimako Sato | Stars: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Takako Matsu, Tôru Nakamura, Ryôhei Abe
Votes: 2,153
74. A Modern Hero (1934)
Passed | 71 min | Drama, Romance
Pierre is a handsome young circus rider whose mother has long tolerated his amorous adventures but becomes genuinely concerned when he actually falls in love. She reveals to him that he's ... See full summary »
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Stars: Richard Barthelmess, Jean Muir, Marjorie Rambeau, Verree Teasdale
Votes: 280
75. Dixiana (1930)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In antebellum New Orleans, two men vie for the affections of a beautiful young girl during Mardi Gras.
Director: Luther Reed | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Everett Marshall, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey
Votes: 426
76. Homicide for Three (1948)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
On their honeymoon,a young navy officer and his wife are having difficulties in finding a hotel room in Los Angeles until a lady lends them her suite. There, they receive a mysterious ... See full summary »
Director: George Blair | Stars: Warren Douglas, Audrey Long, Grant Withers, Lloyd Corrigan
Votes: 145
77. Ladder of Swords (1989)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Don, his alcoholic wife Denise and Daley 'The Dancing Bear' are waiting on the moors to hear about a job. However, a fight, a disappearance and a death leads to unwanted attention from the police but a budding romance with a local widow.
Director: Norman Hull | Stars: Martin Shaw, Eleanor David, Bob Peck, Simon Molloy
Votes: 59 | Gross: $0.01M
78. Christina Aguilera: Hurt (2006 Music Video)
5 min | Drama, Music
A circus performer misses her father.
Directors: Floria Sigismondi, Christina Aguilera | Stars: Christina Aguilera, Elizabeth Glassco, Laci Mercede, Timothy V. Murphy
Votes: 181
79. Ava's Magical Adventure (1994)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Ava is a 10-year-old girl who runs away from home with her best friend, Nellie, a 2-ton circus elephant. They are pursued by everyone from the police to the circus' owner.
Directors: Patrick Dempsey, Rocky Parker | Stars: Michael J. Anderson, Kaye Ballard, Priscilla Barnes, Mitchel Barrett
Votes: 80
80. Excess Baggage (1928)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy
Director: James Cruze | Stars: William Haines, Josephine Dunn, Neely Edwards, Kathleen Clifford
Votes: 25
81. The Men in Her Life (1941)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A circus performer becomes a ballerina and then begins her life of a career versus marriage and a home-life. She marries her mentor and instructor, primarily out of gratitude. After his ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Loretta Young, Conrad Veidt, Dean Jagger, Eugenie Leontovich
Votes: 168
82. China Passage (1937)
Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Tommy Baldwin and Joe Dugan are entrusted to carry a fabulous diamond. If they succeed, they will be well paid. If they fail, they will be well buried. When they go to pick up the diamond, ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Killy | Stars: Constance Worth, Vinton Hayworth, Leslie Fenton, Gordon Jones
Votes: 164
83. Akrobatisches Potpourri (1895)
1 min | Documentary, Short
The fifth sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, eight circus performers known as the Grunato Family perform their famous balancing act.
Director: Max Skladanowsky | Star: Grunato
Votes: 389
84. Circus Girl (1937)
Approved | 66 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Trapeze artist Kay Rogers marries aerial-act member Charles Jerome, who immediately become jealous of fellow-trapeze artist Bob McAvoy, and sets out to kill him through a series of staged ... See full summary »
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: June Travis, Robert Livingston, Donald Cook, Betty Compson
Votes: 58
85. Popeye's 20th Anniversary (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Popeye is being honored for his 20 years of films at a dinner hosted by 'Bob Hope' (several other celebrities are present, like 'Jimmy Durante', 'Bing Crosby', 'Jerry Lewis' and 'Dean Martin... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Al Eugster, Nick Tafuri, Dave Tendlar | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Sid Raymond
Votes: 189
86. Nani ga kanojo o sô saseta ka (1930)
85 min | Drama
A girl sets out on a lonely journey when a father decides it is best for his young daughter to go live with his brother and her uncle. The trek begins on a train, but has to continue on ... See full summary »
Directors: Shigeyoshi Suzuki, Yoneo Ota | Stars: Keiko Takatsu, Rintarô Fujima, Yôyô Kojima, Hidekatsu Maki
Votes: 200
87. Peregrina (2005–2006)
60 min | Romance
Stars: África Zavala, Eduardo Capetillo, Helena Rojo, Cynthia Klitbo
Votes: 85
88. True to the Army (1942)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Music
While doing her tightrope act in a local circus, Daisy Hawkins (Judy Canova), sees the owner shot by gangsters. The killers are after her to eliminate the only eyewitness and the police ... See full summary »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Judy Canova, Allan Jones, Ann Miller, Jerry Colonna
Votes: 44
89. Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba (2004 Video)
90 min | Documentary, Family
Cirque du Soleil live performance at Disney World.
Director: David Mallet | Stars: Danica Sheridan, Rob Alton, Igor Arefiev, Natalia Bashkatova
Votes: 291
90. Pedrong palad (2000)
120 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Nick Deocampo | Stars: Joonee Gamboa, Chin Chin Gutierrez, Jaclyn Jose, Julio Diaz
Votes: 11
91. Sirkus (2018– )
TV-14 | Drama, Family, Fantasy
It is the story of teen fraternal twins who run away with a travelling circus to escape a villainess who is after them. After their parents myseriously disappear, the siblings rely on the ... See full summary »
Stars: Cherie Gil, Gardo Versoza, Mikee Quintos, Mikoy Morales
92. Bogáncs (1959)
80 min | Adventure, Family
The adventures of Bogáncs the puli herding dog, who joins a circus after getting caught in a trap and being saved by a performer.
Director: Tamás Fejér | Stars: Zoltán Makláry, Ida Siménfalvy, Antal Weiser, Béla Barsi
Votes: 73
93. Cirkus v cirkuse (1975)
131 min | Comedy, Family
To Moscow have arrived the participants of the international conference of the zoophilologists and also the international jury which is to elect for the world festival the best performance ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Evgeniy Leonov, Natalya Varley, Aleksandr Lenkov, Leonid Kuravlyov
Votes: 106
94. Kulkurin valssi (1941)
104 min | Music, Romance
Hunted by the authorities after shooting a Russian prince in a duel in St. Petersburg, a Finnish baron flees to his homeland and disguises as a drifter to avoid getting caught.
Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Regina Linnanheimo, Elsa Rantalainen
Votes: 299
95. Alice's Circus Daze (1927)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Alice and Julius are getting ready for their big performance at the circus while many of the other acts are being showcased. They are acrobats, with Julius balancing on a tightrope holding ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Lois Hardwick
Votes: 115
96. Game of a Handsome Dragoon (1971)
89 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
In a suburban villa, a woman of means is murdered. Police Superintendent Zdychynec (Vladimír Mensík) from the Prague Liben neighborhood reports the case to Police Councilman Vacátko (... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Sequens | Stars: Jaroslav Marvan, Josef Vinklár, Josef Bláha, Vladimír Mensík
Votes: 157
97. Circus Shadows (1935)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A phony "psychic" ring tricks a pretty young circus performer into working for them.
Director: Charles Hutchison | Stars: Dorothy Wilson, Kane Richmond, William Ruhl, Russell Hopton
98. Magic Journeys (1982)
16 min | Fantasy, Short
Children are shown in a series of dream and fantasy sequences, with imagery (such as a kite soaring out of the screen) designed to take advantage of the 3-D format.
Director: Murray Lerner
Votes: 78
99. Breed of the Border (1925)
Passed | 50 min | Western
Following the robbery of the Inspiration Gold Mine, Circus Lacey drifts into the border town of Esmeralda, where he saves Ethel Slocum from the unwanted advances of Red Lucas, a notorious ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Garson | Stars: Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Dorothy Dwan, Louise Carver, Milton Ross
Votes: 29
100. This Is a Living? (1953)
10 min | Short, Comedy
A narrated collection of clips featuring acrobats and stunt performers who earn their living in unusual and exciting ways.
Stars: Alfredo Codona, Lalo Codona, Vera Codona, The Maxellos
Votes: 74