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Circus of Horrors

1960Movie1 h 28 minNR

CrimeHorror
53
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.0Rotten Tomatoes–42%

A tense, eerie horror movie about show business and history.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you

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Story

Spectacular Towering Terror! One man's lust...made men into beasts, stripped women of their souls!

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.

Feels like

  • Circus
  • Horror
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Deformity
  • Obsession
  • Temple of Beauty
  • Mysterious Accidents
  • Dark Secrets
  • 1960s

Cast

17 of 17

Crew

Directed by
Sidney Hayers
Written by
George Baxt
Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff, Julian Wintle, Leslie Parkyn
Music by
Muir Mathieson, Franz Reizenstein

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

April 1, 1960 · 1 h 28 min · NR

Released
April 1, 1960
Runtime
1 h 28 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Horror, Crime
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
114 countries

Tropes

Signature Item Clue, Animal Assassin, It's All About Me +9

  • Signature Item Clue
  • Animal Assassin
  • It's All About Me
  • Mad Doctor
  • Sword Cane
  • Sexy Silhouette
  • Car Fu
  • Roadside Surgery
  • Ignored Enamored Underling
  • Chairman of the Brawl
  • High-Class Glass
  • Victoria's Secret Compartment

12 of 25 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream Circus of Horrors?"

Questions about Circus of Horrors

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Circus of Horrors?

HooplaPlexFilmzieAmazon Prime Video Free with AdsFawesomeCultpixShout! FactoryTubi TV

In the United States, Circus of Horrors streams on Cultpix, Shout! Factory, and Chilling, and it is free with ads on Hoopla, Plex, Filmzie, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 112 other countries.

Is Circus of Horrors worth watching?

53
MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53 (IMDb 6).

Will Circus of Horrors scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 8 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Circus of Horrors?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 4 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

What tropes does Circus of Horrors use?

Signature Item ClueAnimal AssassinIt's All About MeMad DoctorSword CaneSexy SilhouetteCar FuRoadside SurgeryIgnored Enamored UnderlingChairman of the BrawlHigh-Class GlassVictoria's Secret Compartmentand 13 more

TV Tropes lists 25 tropes for it, including Signature Item Clue, Animal Assassin, and It's All About Me.