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10 Best Movies Like Circus Days

If you loved Circus Days, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1923★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Circus Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the e...

#2
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Circus Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#3
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Circus Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#4
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Circus Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#5
Purple Noon

Purple Noon

1960★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Circus Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess....

#6
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Circus Days for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...