10 Movies & Shows Like The Circus (1928)

Description: A silent comedy-drama that blends humor with heartfelt emotion, featuring a mix of slapstick and poignant storytelling.

Fact: This was Charlie Chaplin's first full-length feature film as a director. The film's child actor, Jackie Coogan, became one of the first major child stars in Hollywood.

Description: A silent comedy set on a deserted ship, filled with clever visual gags and physical humor as the protagonists navigate their unusual situation.

Fact: The film was shot on a real ocean liner, which added to the authenticity of the setting. It was one of Buster Keaton's most successful films financially.

Description: A silent comedy that blends fantasy and reality, featuring innovative visual effects and a dream sequence that showcases the protagonist's imagination.

Fact: Buster Keaton performed a dangerous stunt where he jumped through a window disguised as an old woman, breaking his neck in the process. The film is only 45 minutes long but is packed with inventive gags.

Description: A classic silent comedy that mixes adventure and humor, set against the backdrop of the Klondike Gold Rush, with memorable physical gags.

Fact: The scene where Chaplin's character eats his shoe is one of the most iconic in silent cinema. The film was later re-released with a narration by Chaplin himself.

Description: A silent comedy that builds to a frenetic climax, featuring a race against time and a series of escalating physical gags.

Fact: The film's climax involves a chase scene with hundreds of brides chasing the protagonist. Buster Keaton improvised many of the gags during filming.

Description: A silent action-comedy that combines thrilling train sequences with Buster Keaton's trademark deadpan humor and physical stunts.

Fact: The film was based on a real Civil War event, the Great Locomotive Chase. It was one of the most expensive silent films ever made at the time.

Description: A silent comedy that follows a clumsy photographer's misadventures, blending physical humor with a touch of romance and workplace satire.

Fact: This was Buster Keaton's first film under contract with MGM, marking the beginning of a less creative period for him. The film includes a famous scene where Keaton struggles with a folding chair.

Description: A silent comedy featuring daring stunts and physical humor, centered around a young man trying to prove himself to his father.

Fact: The film includes one of the most famous stunt sequences in silent cinema, where a building facade collapses around Buster Keaton, leaving him unharmed. Keaton performed all his own stunts.

Description: A silent romantic comedy that combines physical comedy with deep emotional resonance, showcasing a tramp's misadventures in an urban setting.

Fact: Despite the advent of sound films, Chaplin insisted on keeping this film silent. The film's final scene is often cited as one of the most moving in cinema history.

Description: A satirical take on industrialization and modernity, filled with iconic physical comedy and a blend of humor and social commentary.

Fact: This was Charlie Chaplin's last silent film, though it includes synchronized sound effects and a musical score. The film features the famous scene of Chaplin caught in the gears of a machine.