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The Greatest Showman

PG

Released Dec 20, 2017

1 hr. 45 min.

Musical

Biography

History

Drama

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57%

265 Reviews

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25,000+ Ratings

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Growing up in the early 1800s, P.T. Barnum displays a natural talent for publicity and promotion, selling lottery tickets by age 12. After trying his hands at various jobs, P.T. turns to show business to indulge his limitless imagination, rising from nothing to create the Barnum & Bailey circus. Featuring catchy musical numbers, exotic performers and daring acrobatic feats, Barnum's mesmerizing spectacle soon takes the world by storm to become the greatest show on Earth.

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Critics Consensus

The Greatest Showman tries hard to dazzle the audience with a Barnum-style sense of wonder -- but at the expense of its complex subject's far more intriguing real-life story.

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Audience Consensus

The story might not be anything special, but if it's a singing, dancing extravaganza you seek, The Greatest Showman delivers.

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Mei

THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/27/22

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Katie D

Such a great, fun, feel-good movie! I really enjoyed it - listen to the audience ratings, not the critic reviews! don't expect historical accuracy, but definitely expect a good time, heartfelt music and amazing performances!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/21

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Devil C

THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW WOW WE LIGHT I UP WE WONT COME DOWN AND THE SUN CANT STOP US NOW IMPOSSIBLE COME TRUE ITS TAKING OVER YOU WOW THIS IS THE GREATEST SHOW

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Lyndon S

If you enjoy musicals, this show is a must watch. It has the tales of rags to riches. It has love, loss, excitement, and so much more. One of the best movies I have seen in a long time and something I will be watching again very soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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Jacky M

Love Hugh Jackman. Love Zac Efron. Enjoyed all the singing and the nonstop action in it. (Only song I didn't enjoy was the one where he's a kid singing with his crush/wife later in the film) Everything in the film besides that was amazing. Loved the soundtrack, the entire filmography was Incredible. 11/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Bridget W

This movie is perfection. I cant remember the last time I actually felt something watching a movie. So many hallow movies being made that leave moviegoers feeling empty at the end. This left me feeling full of happiness.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Michael Gracey

Director

Hugh Jackman

P.T. Barnum

Zac Efron

Phillip Carlyle

Michelle Williams

Charity Barnum

Rebecca Ferguson

Jenny Lind

Zendaya

Anne Wheeler

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Chris Bennion

Times (UK)

Give in. Roll up. Sing along.

Aug 22, 2023

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Sam Adams

Slate

Like Barnum himself, it's an elegant fraud, nice enough to look at as long as you don't look too close.

Dec 4, 2018

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Marie Claire

[This] kind of insanity is really fun to watch. The Greatest Showman is a lot of things, but it's not boring.

Jan 12, 2018

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Brian T. Carney

Washington Blade

The vivid cinematography by Seamus McGarvey and the exquisite costumes by Ellen Mirojnick capture the magic of Barnum’s circus and give the picture an attractive period feel.

Dec 15, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Quite incongruously, The Greatest Showman suggests that Barnum is a heroic figure, a woke entertainer and family man, who also capitalized on animal suffering and the veritable prostitution of human oddity.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 16, 2022

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

The movie is a big, loud explosion of color and excitement but one the party's over, somebody's got to clean it all up.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 11, 2022

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Synopsis

Growing up in the early 1800s, P.T. Barnum displays a natural talent for publicity and promotion, selling lottery tickets by age 12. After trying his hands at various jobs, P.T. turns to show business to indulge his limitless imagination, rising from nothing to create the Barnum & Bailey circus. Featuring catchy musical numbers, exotic performers and daring acrobatic feats, Barnum's mesmerizing spectacle soon takes the world by storm to become the greatest show on Earth.

Director: Michael Gracey
Executive Producer: James Mangold, Donald J. Lee Jr., Tonia Davis
Screenwriter: Jenny Bicks, Bill Condon
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Chernin Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, TSG Entertainment
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|A Brawl)
Genre: Musical, Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $174.0M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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