# Freaks (1932)

> A predatory romance inside a traveling circus unleashes a grotesque and unsettling reckoning by the performers society rejects.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/104

## Facts

- Runtime: 64 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror
- Director: Tod Browning
- Cast: Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova, Daisy Earles, Henry Victor, Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Roscoe Ates, Angelo Rossitto
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022913/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: grotesque, nightmarish, morally unsettling, classic horror night, cult film viewing

## Synopsis

A haunting tale of betrayal and revenge unfolds within the confines of a circus.

## Movies like Freaks

- [The Black Cat (1934)](https://ember.film/movie/14208)
- [Waxworks (1924)](https://ember.film/movie/16601)
- [Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/31895)
- [The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)](https://ember.film/movie/194)
- [The Last Circus (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/38974)
- [Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)](https://ember.film/movie/17379)
- [Vampire Circus (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/18555)
- [The Hands of Orlac (1924)](https://ember.film/movie/1942)
- [Nightmare Alley (1947)](https://ember.film/movie/11605)
- [The Mummy (1932)](https://ember.film/movie/9521)

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