Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "circus-owner"

1. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

PG | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, Caesar, the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces after almost twenty years of hiding out from the authorities, and prepares for a slave revolt against humanity.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalban, Natalie Trundy

Votes: 36,537 | Gross: $9.81M

2. The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)

Approved | 84 min | Drama, Romance

After local grocery clerk rescues a baby from an escaped lion, a circus owner builds him into an attraction but balks when he falls in love with his sister.

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Sylvia Sidney, Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie

Votes: 1,228

3. Berserk (1967)

Approved | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A scheming circus owner finds her authority challenged when a vicious killer targets the show.

Director: Jim O'Connolly | Stars: Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, Diana Dors, Michael Gough

Votes: 2,667

4. The Day the Clown Cried (1972)

90 min | Drama

A circus clown is imprisoned by the Nazis and goes with Jewish children to their deaths.

Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Peter Ahlm, Lars Amble, Harriet Andersson

5. The Last Circus (2010)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

A young trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang, Manuel Tallafé

Votes: 15,245 | Gross: $0.04M

6. The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A young man who has spent his life as a member of an ultraconservative Christian cult loses his parents and becomes disoriented, wandering into a forest and meeting a coffin transporter, a caring woman, her mute boyfriend, and his mother.

Director: Philip Ridley | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, Viggo Mortensen, Loren Dean

Votes: 4,220

7. Trapeze (1956)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, Romance

A crippled circus acrobat is torn emotionally between two ambitious young trapeze artists, one a talented young American and a less-gifted but beautiful Italian.

Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado

Votes: 5,234

8. Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964)

G | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

As the movie opens, Spring has arrived in Jellystone Park. Just as fast as tourists arrive, Yogi is up to his usual act of stealing their picnic baskets and any other food he encounters. ... See full summary »

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, Don Messick, Julie Bennett, James Darren

Votes: 1,186 | Gross: $4.84M

9. The Greatest Show on Earth (1963–1964)

60 min | Drama, Family

Johnny Slate is the big boss who successfully keeps the circus running as it moves from town to town. He manages to deal with the unexpected frequently and uses Otto King, the accountant, as a sounding board.

Stars: Jack Palance, Stuart Erwin, Buck Taylor, Buddy Lewis

Votes: 147

10. At the Circus (1939)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Musical

The Marx Brothers try to help the owner of a circus recover some stolen funds before he finds himself out of a job.

Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kenny Baker

Votes: 6,479

11. Man on a Tightrope (1953)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, Thriller

A Czech circus owner/clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Fredric March, Terry Moore, Gloria Grahame, Cameron Mitchell

Votes: 1,845

12. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

Passed | 71 min | Action, Adventure

Tarzan and Jane go to New York to rescue Boy after he is kidnapped into a circus.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Virginia Grey

Votes: 3,592

13. The Little Unicorn (2001)

PG | 92 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

When Polly's horse has a unicorn fowl, people get greedy and try all sorts of things to get their hands on the unicorn. Meanwhile Polly is about to be sent to a boarding school. Can she and her friend Toby still save the little unicorn?

Directors: Paul Matthews, Moicontent | Stars: Brittney Bomann, Byron Taylor, Emma Samms, David Warner

Votes: 413

14. Going Bananas (1987)

PG | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy

While on vacation in a fictitious African country, the young son of a US senator, his guardian and their guide must stop the corrupt local police chief and the shady owner of a local circus from capturing their new friend - a talking ape.

Director: Boaz Davidson | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Jimmie 'JJ' Walker, David Mendenhall, Deep Roy

Votes: 518

15. Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)

Approved | 123 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A debt-ridden circus is saved by a well-meaning but inept publicity man.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Stephen Boyd, Martha Raye

Votes: 1,733

16. Escape to Grizzly Mountain (2000)

G | 95 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi

Jimmy, a young boy trying to gain acceptance from his peers, is horrified when he sees a circus trainer abusing a bear cub. One of the circus employees tells Jimmy that there is a magic ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Dalesandro | Stars: Dan Haggerty, Jan-Michael Vincent, Miko Hughes, Cody McMains

Votes: 303

17. Captive Wild Woman (1943)

Passed | 61 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a female gorilla into a human...even though it costs human life.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: John Carradine, Evelyn Ankers, Milburn Stone, Lloyd Corrigan

Votes: 1,042

18. 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: 350

19. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Family

The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.

Directors: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Votes: 1,888

20. Sophie & Sheba (II) (2010)

PG | 100 min | Family

A seventeen year old girl growing up in the zoo her family operates, focuses on her love of ballet and animals. Her parents are forced to sell Sheba the elephant to a traveling circus in ... See full summary »

Director: Leif Bristow | Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Erica Durance, Augustus Prew, Deborah Kara Unger

Votes: 324

21. The Big Cage (1933)

Passed | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A circus on the verge of bankruptcy decides to save itself by staging a animal act with lions and tigers for the first time.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Clyde Beatty, Anita Page, Andy Devine, Vince Barnett

Votes: 68

22. Bells of Rosarita (1945)

Passed | 68 min | Drama, Music, Western

Sue Farnum inherits a circus, but her dead father's partner is trying to take it away from her. Roy and Bob Nolan are filming a movie on location at the circus. They and a number of other ... See full summary »

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Dale Evans

Votes: 243

23. The Main Attraction (1962)

Approved | 90 min | Drama

A guitar-playing traveler on the run from a murder charge joins a circus, where falling for two different women complicates his life.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Pat Boone, Nancy Kwan, Mai Zetterling, Yvonne Mitchell

Votes: 187

24. The Shadow (1937)

Approved | 59 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Mary Gillespie is restoring the Col. Gillespie Circus to its former splendor after her father's death. With the help of her publicist boyfriend Jim, the sell-out crowds are returning to the... See full summary »

Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Charles Quigley, Marc Lawrence, Arthur Loft

Votes: 171

25. 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

26. A Shadow You Soon Will Be (1994)

Unrated | 105 min | Drama

A computer programmer who, after his train breaks down, takes to wandering aimlessly through remote regions of La Pampa, Viedma and Carhue. he meets a succession of equally lost souls, ... See full summary »

Director: Héctor Olivera | Stars: Miguel Ángel Solá, Pepe Soriano, Martín Coria, Roberto Carnaghi

Votes: 121

27. Spell of the Circus (1930)

Passed | 240 min | Action

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

Director: Robert F. Hill | Stars: Francis X. Bushman Jr., Alberta Vaughn, Tom London, Walter Shumway

28. Under the Big Top (1938)

Approved | 64 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A pretty young circus trapeze artist is pushed by her domineering aunt to be the best aerialist in the world. When she begins to fall for one of the two men in her act, her mother ... See full summary »

Director: Karl Brown | Stars: Marjorie Main, Anne Nagel, Jack La Rue, Grant Richards

Votes: 84

29. Firebrands of Arizona (1944)

Approved | 55 min | Western

While camping outside of town, the sheriff tries to arrest Froggy and Sunset, but a gang of outlaws help them get away. When they get to Medicine Springs, AZ, Froggy is arrested. Froggy and... See full summary »

Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Earle Hodgins

Votes: 46

30. The Lure of the Circus (1918)

Passed | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

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Director: J.P. McGowan | Stars: Eddie Polo, Eileen Sedgwick, Molly Malone, Harry Carter

Votes: 39

31. Swing High (1930)

Passed | 95 min | Drama, Musical

To avoid hostilities, Maryan, the ward of Doc May, a medicine show owner, induces Pop Garner, a circus owner, to join forces with her guardian. Doc May and Daphne, his wife, work as clowns;... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Helen Twelvetrees, Fred Scott, Dorothy Burgess, John Sheehan

Votes: 64

32. Aria dla atlety (1979)

108 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Set at the turn of the century it presents a story of a famous Polish athlete, Zbyszko Cyganiewicz. It begins in a small town where a traveling circus attracts a shy boy into a phony ... See full summary »

Director: Filip Bajon | Stars: Krzysztof Majchrzak, Pola Raksa, Roman Wilhelmi, Bogusz Bilewski

Votes: 166

33. Koko at the Circus (1926)

Animation, Comedy, Short

Max draws a circus poster featuring Ko-Ko the Clown and Fitz the dog, but the circus owner wants them replaced with a giant. On the poster, Ko-Ko and Fitz find ways to take on their oversized rival.

Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer

Votes: 12

34. 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

35. The Addams Family (1964–1966)
Episode: Morticia Joins the Ladies League (1964)

TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Pugsley and Gomez visit Oscar Webber, who owns a failing circus. Pugsley befriends Gorgo, a gorilla. Gorgo follows them back to the Addams' house. Gomez hopes to find a spot for Gorgo in ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 386

36. Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
Episode: The Stolen Elephant (1957)

TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Superman races against time when a circus elephant is stolen. Hundreds of young children risk being disappointed when the elephant promised for a special charity event can't be found.

Director: Harry Gerstad | Stars: George Reeves, Jack Larson, Noel Neill, John Hamilton

Votes: 136

37. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: Color of Laughter, Color of Tears (1971)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A circus owner asks the trio for help in finding out who's committed sabotage and murder in the big top.

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 42

38. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: Greatest Show in Watts (1976)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

While babysitting an elephant, Fred holds a circus in the junkyard, allowing the cast to display their talents, especially Aunt Esther as the Bronze Goddess.

Director: Sid McCoy | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley

Votes: 110

39. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode: The Circus (1986)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Newspaperman Bragg debunks charlatans as a way of "staying sane." His latest quarry is the obscure circus of Dr. Nis. When Bragg visits, Dr. Nis tries to prove its authenticity.

Director: Michael Gornick | Stars: William Hickey, Kevin O'Connor, Ed French, Jacques Sandulescu

Votes: 255

40. Jungle Jim (1955–1956)
Episode: Safari Into Danger (1956)

30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Jungle Jim's insensitive employers infuriate a pygmy tribe while Jim tries to capture animals for an American circus.

Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Martin Huston, Dean Fredericks, Myrna Dell

Votes: 20

41. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Terror of the Autons: Episode Two (1971)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Attempting to find out where Jo encountered the Master, the Doctor heads to the circus where he falls foul of Rossini.

Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning

Votes: 612

42. As the World Turns (1956–2010)
Episode: Episode #1.13455 (2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Margo investigates the drug-related death of a college student who attended Casey's 21st birthday party. Carly and Craig fly to New York to make a business deal.

Director: Michael Eilbaum | Stars: Don Hastings, Noelle Beck, Terri Conn, Trent Dawson

43. The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode: Life on the Line (2021)

Documentary, Reality-TV

As the Circus big top goes up , High-wire star Mustafa and the FMX bikers explain their motivation for risking their lives every day, Henry the clown and his fiance Tatiana get some unexpected news.

Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva

44. The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode: Back to School (2021)

Documentary, Reality-TV

We meet the rest of the artists. Mustafa talks of his ambition to build a circus school and we go back to Spain to see the Children's commune where he grew up. The FMX riders have a disastrous situation arise during a performance.

Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva

45. The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode: A Dangerous Trick (2021)

Documentary, Reality-TV

Tony and Bianca make their wedding plans and we see Mustafa and Ania's unusual wedding. Tatiana gives her last performance of the year. The Danguir troupe introduce a new dangerous trick on the wheel of death.

Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva

46. The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode: A Crisis of Confidence (2021)

Documentary, Reality-TV

The circus moves to Scotland, and Jasmin and Bira get into trouble. Henry has an unusual experience at the barbers, and everyone learns a new finale. One of the artists, however, is having a crisis of confidence.

Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva

47. The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode: The Show Must Go On (2021)

Documentary, Reality-TV

Tentmaster Ingo experiences desperate problems with the Glasgow site. Henry goes back to Italy to rehearse for the most challenging show of his career. Jacob finally gets his big chance. Henry concentrates on the plans for his wedding.

Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva

48. The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode: Clowning Around (2021)

Documentary, Reality-TV

Accommodation problems in Glasgow frustrate the artists, but a Romanian traditional first birthday celebration and Henry's 40th birthday parties lift everyone's spirits. Wayne takes to the ski slopes on his motorbike.

Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva

49. The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode: The Big Move (2021)

Documentary, Reality-TV

Henry and Tatiana are at the registry office sorting their wedding, and Tatiana throws a baby shower. Ania works to try and regain her confidence on the wire. The whole show packs up for Ireland, but things do not go smoothly in Belfast.

Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva

50. The Real Greatest Showmen (2021–2022)
Episode: A New Generation (2021)

Documentary, Reality-TV

Will Mustafa finally achieve his dreams and secure his circus school?. Will Tatiana and Henry's wedding go ahead before the baby is born? It is the end of the Circus season and time to reflect on the season and look forwards to the next.

Director: Paul Barker | Stars: Yassir Achak, Anthony Anderson, Owen Anderson, Maria Andreeva