Film

Circus

2000 · 1h 35m · Crime · Drama · Thriller

Don't trust any of these clowns

IMDb

5.5

Rotten Tomatoes

9%

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.

John Hannah

Leo

Famke Janssen

Lily

Peter Stormare

Julius

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Troy

Fred Ward

Elmo

Brian Conley

Bruno

Amanda Donohoe

Gloria

Jason Watkins

Dom

Christopher Biggins

Arnie

Neil Stuke

Roscoe

Tommy Lister Jr.

Moose

Ian Burfield

Casper

Michael Attwell

Magnus

Lucy Akhurst

Helen

Steve Toussaint

Black

Rob Walker

Old Tramp

• Rob WalkerDirector
• David LoganWriter
• Alan LathamProducer
• James GibbProducer
• Alberto ArdissoneExecutive Producer
• Ben SeresinDirector of Photography
• Simon BoswellOriginal Music Composer
• Alex HeffesOriginal Music Composer
• Oral Norrie OtteyEditor
• Michelle GuishCasting

Release date

May 5, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Revenue

$14,693

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller

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