Circus

Circus

Don't trust any of these clowns

2000•1h 35m•4.9/10

CrimeDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.9/10(36)

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.

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Production

Film Development Corporation, Circus Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Hannah

John Hannah

Leo

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Lily

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Julius

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Troy

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Elmo

Brian Conley

Brian Conley

Bruno

Amanda Donohoe

Amanda Donohoe

Gloria

Jason Watkins

Jason Watkins

Dom

Christopher Biggins

Christopher Biggins

Arnie

Neil Stuke

Neil Stuke

Roscoe

Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

Moose

Ian Burfield

Ian Burfield

Casper

Michael Attwell

Michael Attwell

Magnus

Lucy Akhurst

Lucy Akhurst

Helen

Steve Toussaint

Steve Toussaint

Black

Rob Walker

Rob Walker

Old Tramp

Louis Hammond

Jeweller

Evelyn Duah

Evelyn Duah

Jeweller's Assistant

Hinda Hicks

Beautiful Singer

Louise Rolfe

Julie

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