Movies Like Circus Queen

If you liked Circus Queen (1959), a movie directed by Noshir Engineer, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
★ 6.7/10
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte…
2
Animal Crackers (2018)
★ 6.4/10
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.
3
Dog Gone (2008)
★ 6.5/10
A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
4
The Jungle Book (1967)
★ 7.3/10
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare…
5
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
★ 7.7/10
When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts…
6
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
★ 6.7/10
With his nephews and niece, everyone's favorite rich uncle, Scrooge McDuck, treks from his mansion home in Duckburg in search of the long-lost loot of the thief Collie Baba. But finding the goods isn't quite what it's…
7
The Star (2017)
★ 6.5/10
A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.
8
The Gruffalo (2009)
★ 7.4/10
The magical tale of a mouse who sets foot on a woodland adventure in search of a nut. Encountering predators who all wish to eat him - Fox, Owl and Snake - the brave mouse creates a terrifying, imaginary monster to…
9
Poison (2023)
★ 6.8/10
When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.
10
Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
★ 7.1/10
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.
11
Piper (2016)
★ 8.1/10
A mother bird tries to teach her little one how to find food by herself. In the process, she encounters a traumatic experience that she must overcome in order to survive.
12
Plankton: The Movie (2025)
★ 6.7/10
Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.
13
The Unknown (1927)
★ 7.5/10
On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder—a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter…
14
Burn Your Maps (2016)
★ 6.9/10
A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-year-old American boy, Wes, has an existential epiphany - He believes that he is in fact a Mongolian goat herder.
15
Dumbo (2019)
★ 6.6/10
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
16
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
★ 6.4/10
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous…
17
Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
★ 6.5/10
An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, who thinks…
18
EO (2022)
★ 6.5/10
The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. EO, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes, meets good and bad people on his life’s path, experiences joy and pain, endures the wheel of fortune…
19
Donald's Cousin Gus (1939)
★ 6.6/10
Donald Duck's gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, comes for a visit and practically eats him out of house and home. When the direct approach to getting rid of his voracious houseguest fails, Donald resorts to desperate…
20
A Garfield Christmas (1987)
★ 7.4/10
Garfield, Jon and Odie go to Jon's family farm for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.