The Last Circus

R

Released Aug 12, 2011

1 hr. 47 min.

Comedy

Drama

War

List

76%

34 Reviews

Tomatometer

64%

5,000+ Ratings

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A twisted love triangle develops among a Spanish clown (Carlos Areces), his cruel rival (Antonio de la Torre) and the rival's abused -- but lustful -- wife (Carolina Bang).

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Critics Consensus

The Last Circus is an uneven but winningly insane blend of hard violence, sex, black humor, and social satire.

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kevin c

A stunningly beautiful trapeze artist who's in a very abusive relationship with the head clown of a traveling circus, begins receiving attention from a newly hired sad clown, whose meekness disguises his dark side. Spanish film is very well done and goes down a few dark paths which I found interesting. It went in a bit of a different direction than I thought it would but was thoroughly riveted.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Cristian heidelberg

I watched this in 2021 I didn't realize it was a Spanish horror movie first words would go as wow and left you instead of feeling scared but sad for Javion all he ever wanted was to be loved and fall in love in the end its what killed him mentally. It's more sad than scary but an amazing movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/26/22

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nefasto r

Psychotic and dreamy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

While this film is not for a average film goer, you cannot deny the talent from acting,direction,cinematography,and make up design. This film is absolutly insane and unique. It's a love story with hints of war,horror and dread. If you are a film lover this is a must. This is a forgotten masterpiece and needs more attention

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

It is uneven, however, the crazy nature of the film and the interesting visuals, make this a fascinating watch. The more you think about the film afterwards, the more effective it becomes. Jack.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Visionary, disturbing, poetic... maybe not the best work of De la Iglesias but an ispirated one.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Alex de la Iglesia

Director

Carlos Areces

Javier

Antonio de la Torre

Sergio

Carolina Bang

Natalia

Enrique Villén

Andrés

Raúl Arévalo

Carlos

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Greg Quill

Toronto Star

Basque director Álex de la Iglesia's exotic, surreal, hilarious, bloody and utterly explosive grand opus.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 1, 2011

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

From the far-too-teeming brain of Spanish writer/director Alex de la Iglesia, The Last Circus is a bizarre, surreal, grotesque, fascinating, demanding, disappointing and ultimately exhausting political allegory that plays like a waking nightmare.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 30, 2011

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Rene Rodriguez

Miami Herald

For those with a taste for the subversive and outrageous, run, don't walk.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 23, 2011

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

I don't even know what I just watched.

Rated: 7/10

Oct 21, 2020

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

Any movie that starts with a clown wielding a machete is on the right track. Circus performers conscripted against their will to fight a war they neither believe in, nor have any interest in participating in. How can you go wrong?

Rated: A-

Jul 11, 2020

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Comedies don't come any blacker than this, but few filmmakers are able to do more with their palette than De La Iglesia.

Jan 9, 2019

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Synopsis

A twisted love triangle develops among a Spanish clown (Carlos Areces), his cruel rival (Antonio de la Torre) and the rival's abused -- but lustful -- wife (Carolina Bang).

Director: Alex de la Iglesia
Executive Producer: Adrian Politowski, Gilles Waterkeyn
Screenwriter: Alex de la Iglesia
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Tornasol Films S.A.
Rating: R (Brutal Violence Throughout|Bloody Violence Throughout|Language|Nudity|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Original Language: Spanish (Spain)
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $40.0K

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