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1. It Chapter Two (2019)
R | 169 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.
Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa
Votes: 302,417 | Gross: $211.59M
2. Nightmare Alley (2021)
R | 150 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychologist bent on exposing him.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 165,539 | Gross: $11.34M
3. Big Fish (2003)
PG-13 | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange
Votes: 459,150 | Gross: $66.26M
4. My Girl (1991)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Vada is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. When Vada's father hires Shelly, a makeup expert, and begins to fall in love, Vada is outraged and does everything in her power to split them up.
Director: Howard Zieff | Stars: Anna Chlumsky, Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis
Votes: 89,004 | Gross: $59.85M
5. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Having made a deal with the Devil himself for immortality many millennia ago, the now decrepit mystic Doctor Parnassus fights for the freedom of his only daughter's soul.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Heath Ledger, Andrew Garfield
Votes: 153,992 | Gross: $7.69M
6. Carnivàle (2003–2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.
Stars: Michael J. Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown, Debra Christofferson
Votes: 46,897
7. Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
R | 111 min | Drama, War
During World War I, a patriotic young American is rendered blind, deaf, limbless, and mute by a horrific artillery shell attack. Trapped in what's left of his body, he desperately looks for a way to end his life.
Director: Dalton Trumbo | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Kathy Fields, Marsha Hunt, Jason Robards
Votes: 18,362 | Gross: $0.55M
8. The Circus (1928)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, Al Ernest Garcia, Harry Crocker
Votes: 36,083
9. The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)
PG-13 | 102 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a sinkhole in front of Bob's Burgers threatens the Belchers' plans for a successful summer, Bob and Linda try to keep their business going, while the kids attempt to save the restaurant by solving a mystery.
Directors: Loren Bouchard, Bernard Derriman | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Dan Mintz, John Roberts
Votes: 21,426
10. The Warrior's Way (2010)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.
Director: Sngmoo Lee | Stars: Jang Dong-gun, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Danny Huston
Votes: 27,271 | Gross: $5.66M
11. Madeline (1998)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Stars: Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones, Ben Daniels
Votes: 8,048 | Gross: $29.77M
12. Le Mans (1971)
G | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two car racing champions, an American and a German, face off on the world's hardest endurance course: Le Mans in France.
Directors: Lee H. Katzin, John Sturges | Stars: Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen, Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Votes: 11,878 | Gross: $0.71M
13. Nightmare Alley (1947)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Helen Walker
Votes: 13,421
14. She Creature (2001 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
In Ireland, two carnies abduct a mermaid and decide to take her to America. In their sea route, the seductive and mysterious creature reveals an uncontrollable darker side.
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Carla Gugino, Jim Piddock, Reno Wilson
Votes: 3,851
15. Savage Attraction (I) (1983)
R | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
Horrific true tale set in late-1970s Australia and later West Germany about an abused wife who learns in horror that her sadistic German-born husband is actually a fanatical neo-Nazi.
Director: Frank Shields | Stars: Kerry Mack, Ralph Schicha, Gabriella Barraket, Judy Nunn
Votes: 379
16. 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: 6,472
17. The Dead Zone (2002 Video)
R | 83 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A young man awakens from a six-year coma with the ability to see into people's futures.
Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams
Votes: 1,530
18. Scent of Mystery (1960)
Not Rated | 125 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Vacationing Englishman Oliver Larker stumbles upon a plot to kill a young American tourist in Spain.
Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Denholm Elliott, Peter Lorre, Beverly Bentley, Paul Lukas
Votes: 415
19. On Moonlight Bay (1951)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
During World War I, a teenage girl begins a romance with a college student, but his unconventional attitudes cause friction with her father.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Jack Smith, Leon Ames
Votes: 3,060
20. 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: 1,730
21. Splinterheads (2009)
R | 94 min | Comedy
When a traveling carnival comes to a small town, a lifelong slacker meets the girl of his dreams (Rachael Taylor) and wakes up to the life he has yet to begin living.
Director: Brant Sersen | Stars: Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald, Lea Thompson
Votes: 1,559 | Gross: $0.02M
22. Carnival of Fear: Closed for the Season (2010)
Not Rated | 114 min | Horror, Thriller
Trapped in a forgotten amusement park, a young woman (Kristy) finds herself terrorized by the living memories of the park. She must break free from the park's grasp before she becomes its next victim.
Director: Jay Woelfel | Stars: Aimee Brooks, Damian Maffei, Joe Unger, William Waters
Votes: 589
23. Carny (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A devilish creature escapes from a carnival to wreak havoc on a small town.
Director: Sheldon Wilson | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, A.C. Peterson, Vlasta Vrana, Dominic Cuzzocrea
Votes: 1,321
24. Carny (2008)
75 min | Documentary
Follows 6 carnival workers: Hairy, a lesbian cotton candy worker in search for love, Poochie Love, a former aspiring R&B singer who now uses the Balloon game as his stage, Dave and his 2 ... See full summary »
Director: Alison Murray
Votes: 8
25. Hollywood Mouth 2 (2014)
84 min | Drama
A film buff discovers strange goings-on at a movie museum and elsewhere in Hollywood.
Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Sam Bologna, Alexander Des Combes, Ronald Duthweiler, Matthew Glaser
Votes: 698
26. Crustacean (2009)
92 min | Comedy, Horror
A lobster-clawed freak from a lurid sideshow wreaks a wrath of bloody horror - through a rural community so small that only two families live there - in this outrageous parody of grind ... See full summary »
Director: L.J. Dopp | Stars: Hannah Harper, Peter Atkins, Angela Berliner, Brian Sheridan
Votes: 51
27. Superman: Terror on the Midway (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Action
When the circus' animals escape and threaten disaster, Superman must take action.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Orestes Calpini | Stars: Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Lee Royce
Votes: 909
28. Being Different (1981)
103 min | Documentary
This compassionate documentary offers snapshots of a number of people living productive lives while coping with physical abnormalities.
Director: Harry Rasky | Stars: Billy Barty, Christopher Plummer, Sandra Elaine Allen, Jo-Ann Cantilla
Votes: 158
29. It's a Small World (1950)
Approved | 74 min | Drama
Harry Musk is one in a million. Adult, pint-sized Harry longs to be part of the big world.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Paul Dale, Lorraine Miller, Will Geer, Nina Koshetz
Votes: 176
30. Acrobatty Bunny (1946)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
When the circus arrives they put the lion's cage right over Bugs' rabbit hole.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 974
32. Quasi at the Quackadero (1976)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Quasi, a duck, spends the day at a bizarre amusement park with fellow duck Anita and a robot named Rollo, but his rude and annoying behavior soon becomes impossible for his companions to tolerate.
Director: Sally Cruikshank | Stars: Sally Cruikshank, Kim Deitch
Votes: 734
33. Hollywood Mouth 3 (2018)
109 min | Drama
A film buff learns something new about her family and encounters noir-like situations in Hollywood.
Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Heidi Appe, Anastasia Art, Barbara Bologna, Angelica Coralvine
34. Something Strange (2016 TV Short)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Mentalist and oddity collector Chris Mysterion and his showbiz partner Steffi Kay organize a circus sideshow revival in Toronto.
Director: Kelli Kieley | Stars: Mysterion, Steffi Kay, Nicholas Cvjetkovich, Dan Malette
35. Future of Honor: The Carnies vs. The Boys (2018 Video)
10 min | Short, Action, Sport
Stars: Kerry Awful, Michael Cuellari, Joe Dombrowski, Nick Iggy
36. Carny Talk (1995)
71 min | Documentary
Robert Williams, The King of Lowbrow Art tells us about the hidden history of 1950's America: Sideshow Freaks, Benzedrine, Hot Rods and Motorcycles, Lesbians, Mortuary Parties, Scuzzy Women... See full summary »
Director: Larry Wessel | Star: Robert Williams
37.
The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode:
Sideshow
(1980)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
David 'Burns' reluctantly becomes the stage manager for a carnival act and gets close to a young 'psychic' who is accused of being a jinx.
Director: Nicholas Corea | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Judith Chapman
Votes: 167
38.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Black Ferris
(1990)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Two young boys investigate the owner of a sinister carnival.
Director: Roger Tompkins | Stars: Zachary Bennett, Nathaniel Moreau, Frank Whitten, Jonathan Marks
Votes: 119
39.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Bart Carny
(1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Bart and Homer befriend two carnies and invite them to stay with them, but the carnies soon swindle the Simpsons out of their house.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,503
40.
Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode:
Lower Berth
(1990)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Enoch, the two-faced man, an attraction at a sideshow, falls in love with a 4,000 year old mummy, eventually leading up to the conception of their bastard child, The Crypt Keeper.
Director: Kevin Yagher | Stars: Lewis Arquette, Stefan Gierasch, Mark Rolston, Jeff Yagher
Votes: 968
41.
Wide Country (1962–1963)
Episode:
The Girl in the Sunshine Smile
(1962)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Andy falls hard for a carnival dancer, much to Mitch's displeasure. This leads to friction between the brothers, and causes Andy to feel the need to prove his independence by signing up to ride a bull in the rodeo.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Ray Walston, Anne Helm
42.
Untitled Sin&Sailors Webseries (2019– )
Episode:
The Mighty Leviticus - A Psyshow Story
(2019)
7 min | Documentary
Carnival strongman The Mighty Leviticus, owner and co-founder of Montréal's Blue Mushroom Sirkus Psyshow troupe, talks about his career as a sideshow entertainer.
43.
Hap and Leonard (2016–2018)
Episode:
Pie a la Mojo
(2017)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hap and Leonard attempt to stop the culprit by going undercover at the carnival.
Director: Tim Southam | Stars: James Purefoy, Michael Kenneth Williams, Tiffany Mack, Cranston Johnson
Votes: 195