Overview
A darkly comedic tale of a clown caught between love and violence in a war-torn Spain.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- grotesque
- sardonic
- visceral
- cult movie night
- dark cinema marathon
Movie Details
- Director
- Álex de la Iglesia
- Release Date
- 2010-12-17
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (460)
Cast
- Carlos Areces
- Carolina Bang
- Antonio de la Torre
- Manuel Tallafé
- Enrique Villén
- Santiago Segura
- Alejandro Tejerías
- Manuel Tejada
- Gracia Olayo
- Sancho Gracia
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Last Circus about?
- A traumatized Spanish circus clown enters a vicious romantic triangle where wartime legacy, domestic abuse, and grotesque revenge collide.
- What is The Last Circus like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Last Circus as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Last Circus violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Last Circus as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Last Circus?
- Critics broadly found it an uneven but winningly insane fusion of hard violence, sex, black humor, heartfelt emotion, and social satire.
- Which films are like The Last Circus?
- Films with a similar feel include Santa Sangre, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Inglourious Basterds, and The City of Lost Children.
- How long is The Last Circus?
- The Last Circus runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Last Circus?
- In United States, The Last Circus streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel.
