Movies Like The Lure of the Circus
If you liked The Lure of the Circus (1918), a adventure movie directed by J.P. McGowan, 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.
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Animal Crackers (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also adventureA 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.
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)
★ 6/10Also adventureCan twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop…
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also adventureAnimal 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…
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Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also adventureDora, Diego, and their new friends trek through the perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient and powerful treasure of Sol Dorado to keep it out of enemy hands.
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Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also adventureAnimals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
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The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureWhen Littlefoot's grandfather falls ill, the only way to cure him is with a flower from the forbidding land of the mists, which holds unexpected perils and danger.
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The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureWhen the water supply to the Great Valley is blocked, Littlefoot and his friends must cooperate with a group of bullies to find the reason the cause.
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also adventureAfter a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.
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The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also adventureThe Great Valley turns barren and herds of dinosaurs have to find another place to inhabit. Cera, Littlefoot and Petrie, all kids, leave to find food and get stranded on a lush unknown island.
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The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
★ 7.1/10Also adventureA turn of the century wild west show struggling to make a living in Mexico comes into the possession of a tiny prehistoric horse. This leads to an expedition to the Forbidden Valley where they discover living…
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also adventureOscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
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Hatari! (1962)
★ 6.8/10Also adventureA female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.
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Dumbo (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also adventureA 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.
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The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also adventureThe now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad…
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Adventures in Babysitting (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also adventureTwo teen rival babysitters, Jenny and Lola, team up to hunt down one of their kids who accidentally ran away into the big city without any supervision.
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Vera Cruz (1954)
★ 6.7/10Also adventureAfter the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are…
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Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also adventureOne day the Aislings find themselves magically transported to a ship called the Unicorn. Here, they discover that they've been chosen to fulfill an incredible quest! They undergo an incredible journey of discovery in…
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True Grit (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also adventureThe murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of…
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The Jungle Book (1994)
★ 6/10Also adventureRaised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a…
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The Man From Snowy River II (1988)
★ 6.8/10Also adventureAfter a few years trying to earn money to marry Jessica Harrison, Jim Craig returns to Snowy River. But he finds that a lot of things have changed.