Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Circus easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Circus end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Circus

Name: Circus
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2000
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5
Cast: John Hannah, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Fred Ward

Don't trust any of these clowns

Directed by Rob Walker

Produced by Film Development Corporation, Circus Pictures

200095 min5.0 / 10

A darkly comedic crime thriller built on layered deception and double-crosses, where every character is scheming against every other and trust is a fatal liability.

Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily, are up to something. So too is Julius: he hires Leo to kill Gloria, Julius's wife. Leo does it, but then Julius shows up with the murder on tape, saying Gloria isn't his wife - it's blackmail. Leo's bookie, Troy, is also closing in, wanting to be paid. Bruno and Lily as well as Bruno and Julius have their own scams running, and Leo is their target. Maybe Leo can get Troy off his back, avoid Moose (Bruno's huge enforcer), send Gloria's corpse out of England, turn the tables on Bruno's murderous brother Caspar, and outfox Lily. Or is Lily his fox? It's a three-ring circus.

Questions people ask

Is Circus scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Circus easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Circus sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does Circus end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Circus violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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