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1. Chicken Run (2000)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.
Directors: Peter Lord, Nick Park | Stars: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson
Votes: 212,338 | Gross: $106.83M
2. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Madagascar animals join a struggling European circus to get back to New York, but find themselves being pursued by a psychotic animal-control officer.
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon | Stars: Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer
Votes: 198,102 | Gross: $216.39M
3. Casino Royale (1967)
Approved | 131 min | Comedy
In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.
Directors: Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Richard Talmadge | Stars: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles
Votes: 32,508
4. 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: 142,148 | Gross: $1.60M
5. 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: 82,574 | Gross: $114.77M
6. The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Continuing the story of Max and his pet friends, following their secret lives after their owners leave them for work or school each day.
Directors: Chris Renaud, Jonathan del Val | Stars: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Harrison Ford, Eric Stonestreet
Votes: 68,952 | Gross: $158.87M
7. Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson's Mouchette.
Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Anne Wiazemsky, Walter Green, François Lafarge, Jean-Claude Guilbert
Votes: 22,839 | Gross: $0.04M
8. Black Beauty (1971)
G | 106 min | Drama, Family, Western
When farmer Evan's mare has a fine son, he promises the black stallion to his son Joe. The youngster enjoy growing up as playmates. Alas, once the good squire is buried, his mean heir, who ... See full summary »
Director: James Hill | Stars: Mark Lester, Walter Slezak, Peter Lee Lawrence, Uschi Glas
Votes: 1,156
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. Horton Hatches the Egg (1942)
TV-G | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Horton the elephant agrees to watch over lazy Maisie bird's egg while she vacations. Much later, after standing (and sitting) guard 100-percent faith-fully through rain and snow, Horton and... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Robert Clampett, Frank Graham, Kent Rogers, Sara Berner
Votes: 656
11. 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: 302
12. 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: 1,038
13. Ashita no Nadja (2002–2004)
25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Nadja is a bright, cheerful girl who was raised in an orphanage near London. Before her thirteenth birthday, she found out that her mother might be alive and she sets out on a journey to find her mother.
Stars: Kenjirô Tsuda, Mamiko Noto, Roland Angelo Crisolo, Ami Koshimizu
Votes: 127
14. 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: 1,728
15. 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
16. 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
17. TimeSplitters 2 (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Mystery
In 2401, humanity is at war with relentless aliens, TimeSplitters. Space marines Cortez and Hart travel through time to stop the aliens in various spots, including Wild West, zombie-infested Gothic church and Blade Runner-esque future.
Directors: David Doak, Stephen Ellis | Stars: Heidi Andrews, June Andrews, Kevin Bullock, Michelle Bullock
Votes: 845
18. Pop 'im Pop! (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
A circus comes to town featuring Gracie the Fighting Kangaroo and her youngster, Hippety Hopper. Hippety slips out of the circus tent and hops into a yard where Sylvester Cat is bragging to... See full summary »
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 272
19. Le monde selon Tippi (1997 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
Tippie Degré was born in Namibia, to wildlife photographer-filmmaker parents and was raised in the bush for the first ten years of her life in Southern Africa.
Director: Christian Crye | Star: Tippi Degre
Votes: 89
20. Big Animal (2000)
Unrated | 73 min | Comedy, Drama
Left behind by a circus, a camel wanders to the house of a simple middle-aged couple. Although the wife is initially bewildered by the strange and unexpected animal, her husband immediately... See full summary »
Director: Jerzy Stuhr | Stars: Jerzy Stuhr, Anna Dymna, Dominika Bednarczyk, Blazej Wójcik
Votes: 1,079
21. The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970 TV Movie)
95 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: David Wayne, June Havoc, Dabbs Greer, Parley Baer
Votes: 30
22. Tweety's Circus (1955)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Sylvester Cat pays a visit to a closed-to-business circus and finds Tweety Bird in one of the cages. All that changes when Tweety escapes his cage and flees Sylvester... and thus, the chase... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 281
23. Little Runaway (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A baby seal escapes from the circus and ends up in Jerry's backyard pond. Tom finds out soon enough when Jerry grabs a fish from Tom's plate, and when the circus offers a $10,000 reward, ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, Pinto Colvig, William Hanna, Bob Laztny
Votes: 950
24. Punch Trunk (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
A tiny elephant arrives in the city and spooks various inhabitants.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Robert C. Bruce, June Foray
Votes: 367
25. Tippi en Afrique (2002)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Jeanne Mascolo de Filippis | Stars: Tippi Degre, Audrey Delsink, Rory Hensman, Ian Sussens
26. Dots and Dashes (1920)
Animation, Short
Jerry is tasked with shooting a leopard that has escaped from the circus.
Directors: Walt Hoban, Vernon Stallings
27. Wilbur the Lion (1947)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Wilbur, a retired circus performer, is sent back to the jungle only to find his home has lost its appeal. Wilbur sets out to be re-captured by hunters to return as the star act of the circus © Arnold Leibovit
Director: George Pal | Stars: Billy Bletcher, William Forman, Roy Glenn, Leone Le Doux
Votes: 11
28. Tsirk: illyuziya lyubvi (2012)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Sergey Chonishvili, Olga Shelest, Laima Vaikule
29.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 1
(1970)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A boy working in a struggling circus troupe develops a great rapport with an elephant on loan from a more successful circus.
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: David Wayne, June Havoc, Dabbs Greer, Parley Baer
Votes: 35
30.
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: 135
31.
The Adventures of Batman (1968–1969)
Episode:
The Big Birthday Caper/Two Penguins Too Many/Luminians on the Loose/The Space Refugees
(1968)
23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Joker tries to look for an actual pirate's buried treasure while filming a pirate movie. / Penguin and the Riddler team up to bring the Caped Crusader a special surprise for his birthday.
Directors: Hal Sutherland, Anatole Kirsanoff | Stars: Bud Collyer, Bob Hastings, Jackson Beck, Jack Grimes
Votes: 53
32.
The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999)
Episode:
Animal Act
(1998)
TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The animals from Nightwing's old circus are now inexplicably committing crimes.
Director: Curt Geda | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Mathew Valencia, Loren Lester, Jane Wiedlin
Votes: 683
33.
Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode:
Old Sheba
(1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
After Hoss injures traveling circus wrestler, Bearcat Sampson, during an exhibition match, Hoss and 'manager' Little Joe agree that Hoss will take the Bearcat's place in the ring while he ... See full summary »
Director: John Florea | Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Votes: 114
34.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 2
(1970)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Davey learns his boss has just bet the elephant in a card game and lost, and so he decides to return it to its rightful owner hundreds of miles away.
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: David Wayne, June Havoc, Dabbs Greer, Parley Baer
Votes: 14
35.
CGP Grey (2011– )
Episode:
Why Zebra Are Terrible Horses
(2016)
6 min | Documentary, Animation, History
For a hunter gatherer having some animals is a definite plus but they have to conform to some very strict qualifications. Horses have them. Zebras and almost every other animal don't
Star: CGP Grey
Votes: 5
36.
Inch High, Private Eye (1973)
Episode:
The World's Greatest Animals
(1973)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
B.T. Farnham sends his henchmen to steal all of the world's greatest animals for his circus. Inch High must stop the thefts and return the animals to their rightful owners.
Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Jamie Farr, Kathy Gori, Ted Knight, Bob Luttrell
37.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Krusty the Clown
(2018)
TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy
Krusty hides out at a circus after he nearly kills Homer, who becomes a TV recapper and gives him a bad grade.
Directors: Matthew Faughnan, Mike B. Anderson | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 909
38.
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