Fresh
It's a brilliant combination of light and darkness, tenderness and violence and, yes, laughter and tears.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
The Circus
Overview
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
Director and cast
- Charlie Chaplin Director
- Charlie Chaplin as A Tramp
- Al Ernest Garcia as The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master (as Allan Garcia)
- Merna Kennedy as His Step-daughter, A Circus Rider
- Harry Crocker as Rex, A Tight Rope Walker / Disgruntled Property Man / Clown
- George Davis as A Magician
- Henry Bergman as An Old Clown
- Tiny Sandford as The Head Property Man
- John Rand Cast
- Steve Murphy Cast
- Albert Austin Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There's an edge to The Circus that suggests a man gazing deep into the void, laughing at the darkness and urging us to do the same.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
Fresh
Innovative and timelessly hilarious.
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice
More films
Chéri (2009)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · R
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Cast
- Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, Rupert Friend
IMDb
6.2
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
63
Fools Rush In (1997)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · PG-13
After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Director
- Andy Tennant
- Cast
- Matthew Perry, Salma Hayek Pinault, Jon Tenney
IMDb
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes
34%
Metacritic
37
Not Easily Broken (2009)
Drama · Romance · PG-13
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Director
- Bill Duke
- Cast
- Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan
IMDb
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes
31%
Metacritic
43
Corner Office (2023)
Comedy · Drama · Mystery · PG-13
In this office satire, Orson, a straight-laced employee, retreats to a blissfully empty corner office to get away from his lackluster colleagues. But why does this seem to upset them so much?
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Cast
- Jon Hamm, Danny Pudi, Sarah Gadon
IMDb
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes
26%
Metacritic
47
Love Sarah (2020)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · Not Rated
A young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Cast
- Celia Imrie, Bill Paterson, Shannon Tarbet
IMDb
6.2
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
52
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.0
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.4
Locomotion (1975)
Documentary · N/A
Collage film about the history of trains set to music.
- Runtime
- 16m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.2
Shell Spirit (1963)
N/A
Directed by Geoffrey Jones.
- Runtime
- 2m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
6.8
Comments
Talk about the film with other members