
Movies that feel likeThe Circus (1928)
If you loved The Circus, the closest films we have are Limelight (1952), Modern Times (1936) and City Lights (1931). All three share The Circus' witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is I Know Where I'm Going! (1945).
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If The Circus hit the spot, these will too

The same hand behind both of them: Charlie Chaplin
The difference: 24 years apart, and the 1950s show

Charlie Chaplin directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The same two preoccupations: tramp, and black and white

One thread runs through both: black and white

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

Both are built on the same subject: silent film
The difference: Easier on the wit than The Circus

Contemplative and romantic in the same breath

Tender comedy, and it commits to that

Drama with a pulse of wit, in both cases

The same preoccupation in both: silent film
The difference: Takes it somewhere less tender than The Circus does

Romance built on stillness, twice over

Both lean on play more than on comedy
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