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Circus(2000)
Status: Released
Date: 2000-05-05
50%
37 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
Don't trust any of these clowns
Overview:
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.
Languages: Spanish, English.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Revenue: $14,693.00
ProductionCompanies:
Film Development Corporation
Circus Pictures
Movie: Circus
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Hannah
Leo
Famke Janssen
Lily
Peter Stormare
Julius
Eddie Izzard
Troy
Fred Ward
Elmo
Brian Conley
Bruno
Amanda Donohoe
Gloria
Jason Watkins
Dom
Christopher Biggins
Arnie
Neil Stuke
Roscoe
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Overview
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.
Release Date
2000-05-05
Average
4.973
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
Don't trust any of these clowns
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