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1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure

In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott

Votes: 811,174 | Gross: $197.17M

2. Water for Elephants (2011)

PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Romance

Jacob takes a job as an animal caretaker in a traveling circus. There he meets Marlena, a beautiful circus performer. Their shared compassion for a special elephant Rosie leads to love, but Marlena's cruel husband stands in their way.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Paul Schneider

Votes: 120,419 | Gross: $58.71M

3. Dumbo (1941)

G | 64 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

Directors: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen, John Elliotte | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher

Votes: 142,132 | Gross: $1.60M

4. Dumbo (2019)

PG | 112 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green

Votes: 82,551 | Gross: $114.77M

5. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

Passed | 152 min | Drama, Family, Romance

The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde

Votes: 16,062 | Gross: $36.00M

6. Saboteur (1942)

Passed | 109 min | Thriller, War

A young man accused of sabotage goes on the run to prove his innocence.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter

Votes: 27,989

7. The Unknown (1927)

Unrated | 68 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.

Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, Nick De Ruiz

Votes: 9,162 | Gross: $0.41M

8. Summer of the Monkeys (1998)

G | 101 min | Adventure, Drama

Summer Of The Monkeys (set in 1910 on the prairies of Canada) follows the story of a young boy, Jay, who dreams of getting enough money to buy his dream horse. One summer Jay finds four ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Michael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Wilford Brimley, Corey Sevier

Votes: 620 | Gross: $0.02M

9. Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)

Approved | 72 min | Mystery

While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received.

Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno

Votes: 1,807

10. Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)

Approved | 76 min | Drama, Romance

Fleeing her cruel uncle and an arranged marriage Susan Lenox falls in love with a kind stranger but circumstances force her to become a woman of easy virtue.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Hersholt, John Miljan

Votes: 1,361 | Gross: $0.81M

11. Jerry and Jumbo (1953)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A baby elephant rolls off the circus train and right into Tom's bed. He quickly allies himself with Jerry, and with a rolled-up trunk and some paint, passes himself off as a giant mouse. ... See full summary »

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Bob Laztny, Jack Sabel

Votes: 1,080

12. King of the Jungle (1933)

Passed | 73 min | Action, Adventure

A white youth who is raised in the jungle by the animals is captured by a safari and brought back to civilization as an attraction in a circus.

Directors: H. Bruce Humberstone, Max Marcin | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Frances Dee, Sidney Toler, Nydia Westman

Votes: 233

13. Spare the Rod (1954)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Donald's nephews are always playing instead of doing their chores. Donald is going to punish them, but the "voice of child psychology" convinces him to play along instead. This works well ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash, Bill Thompson

Votes: 331

14. Pigs Is Pigs (1954)

Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A stubbornly officious station master's stand-off with a miserly customer over the shipping rate for transporting guinea pigs gets completely out of hand.

Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Bob Hamlin, Bill Lee, Dal McKennon, The Mellowmen Quartet

Votes: 463

15. The Slap-Hoppy Mouse (1956)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short

Local cat gossip says that Sylvester is no longer a great mouse catcher. To prove them wrong, Sylvester takes his son mouse-catching.

Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 235

16. O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)

Passed | 87 min | Drama

A one-armed circus animal tamer regains his son and the confidence he lost along with his wife.

Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Henry Stephenson

Votes: 211

17. The Circus Clown (1934)

Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Trying to follow in his father's footsteps, the son of an ex-acrobat runs off and joins a circus, getting a job cleaning up after the animals.

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis, Dorothy Burgess, Don Dillaway

Votes: 269

18. Rita Coolidge: All Time High (1983 Music Video)

3 min | Action, Adventure, Music

Video promo for "All Time High" by Rita Coolidge, the theme song for the James Bond film Octopussy.

Director: John Glen | Stars: Rita Coolidge, Kabir Bedi, Tina Hudson, Desmond Llewelyn

Votes: 17

19. Best Man in the World (2021 Video)

5 min | Short, Music

A beautiful woman arrives at the depot of a circus train and begins a friendship with a big top roustabout.

Director: Jermaine Taishi Thomas | Stars: Jonathan Morrill, Natty Moss-Bond

20. Octopussy: Behind the Scenes Filming at Wansford (1982)

5 min | Documentary, Short, Action

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Stars: Maud Adams, Kabir Bedi, John Glen, Roger Moore

21. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Bollo Caper (1985)

TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Bollo, a leopard brought to New York to be made into a fur coat, manages to escape to Washington to try to get Congress to declare him an endangered species.

Director: Rick Reinert | Stars: Michael Bell, Ilene Latter, Hal Smith, Will Ryan

Votes: 24

22. The Backyardigans (2004–2013)
Episode: Best Clowns in Town (2007)

TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Uniqua, Pablo, and Austin are clowns searching for a circus to join. When they accidentally make Ringmaster Tyrone - who hates clowns - miss his train to the city, they try to show him how funny and kind clowns can be.

Director: Mike Shiell | Stars: Jonah Bobo, Jordan Coleman, Sean Curley, Jake Goldberg

Votes: 40

23. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: The Circus: Part 1 (2018)

TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The history of the performing entertainment form in American history.

Stars: Richie Moriarty, Michael Murphy, Robert J. Thompson

Votes: 145