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Movie Info

Con man Leo Garfield and his glamorous wife, Lily, are the coolest couple in town. They dream of an escape from the drudge of everyday crime. They want out. Leo and Lily are going for the dream, the one way boat trip to Cuba! Together they mastermind the most audacious scam. Drawn into their tangled web is an assortment of loud and tasteless characters -- all wanting their piece of the action.

Rating:

R (Strong Violence|Sexuality|Language)
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Rob Walker
Producer:

James Gibb, Alan Latham
Writer:

David Logan
Release Date (Theaters):

Sep 15, 2000 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA):

$8.4K
Runtime:

1h 35m
Production Co:

Film Development Corporation, Circus Pictures
Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS

Cast & Crew

John Hannah
Leo

Famke Janssen
Lily

Peter Stormare
Julius

Eddie Izzard
Troy

Fred Ward
Elmo

Brian Conley
Bruno

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Critic Reviews for Circus

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (10)

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March 19, 2002 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Globe and Mail
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April 16, 2001 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Michael Thomson
BBC.com
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Lawrence Van Gelder
New York Times
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Empire Magazine
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July 31, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Despite some creative casting and a few good twists, Circus never manages to rise above its muddled screenplay.

October 5, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Another Tarantino wannabe film that falls flat on its face artistically...

November 12, 2001 | Rating: D | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
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May 8, 2001 | Rating: 61/100

Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide
El Crculo del Crimen no aporta nada al gnero y es de esas pelculas que logran dar pena ajena

March 14, 2001 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola
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February 7, 2001 | Rating: 3/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
Too many twists and turns, from too many unexpected angles.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/4

Ian Mantgani
UK Critic

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Audience Reviews for Circus

Jul 07, 2007

This film had the potential of bing a food British movid, the plot was pretty clever with great twists. Both John Hannah and Famke Janssen played good parts, but the comedy moments were really forced and why did it have to have to have Brian Connelly as the main gangster? There was this thing that Eddie Izzard was doing by singing songs relevant to the situation which didn't really come to anything. Some parts watchable, some parts cringable.

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