Circus

May 5, 2000

1h 35m

★ 5.0

A Stylish Brit Thriller

Overview

Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife, Lily, are up to something. So too is Julius: he hires Leo to kill Gloria, Julius's wife. Leo does it, but then Julius shows up with the murder on tape, saying Gloria isn't his wife - it's blackmail. Leo's bookie, Troy, is also closing in, wanting to be paid. Bruno and Lily as well as Bruno and Julius have their own scams running, and Leo is their target. Maybe Leo can get Troy off his back, avoid Moose (Bruno's huge enforcer), send Gloria's corpse out of England, turn the tables on Bruno's murderous brother Caspar, and outfox Lily. Or is Lily his fox? It's a three-ring circus.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Film Development Corporation

Circus Pictures

Circus Trailers

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Cast

Leo

John Hannah

Lily

Famke Janssen

Julius

Peter Stormare

Troy

Suzy Eddie Izzard

Elmo

Fred Ward

Bruno

Brian Conley

Gloria

Amanda Donohoe

Dom

Jason Watkins

Arnie

Christopher Biggins

Roscoe

Neil Stuke

Moose

Tommy Lister Jr.

Casper

Ian Burfield

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