The Greatest Showman
Circus entrepreneur biopic
A 2017 musical film starring Hugh Jackman as P.T.
Barnum, depicting a fictionalized version of the circus impresario's rise to fame.
The title has become shorthand for Barnum himself and, more broadly, for any flamboyant entertainer or promoter who creates spectacle: He's the greatest showman in politics today.
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- big topMain circus tent
- three ring circusMulti-arena tent performance
- BarnumFamed circus promoter
- ringmasterCircus performance director
center ring · spectacle · musical · Hugh Jackman · freaks · oddities · sideshow acts · tent · performers · trapeze · spotlight · dreams · ambition · wonder · applause · standing ovation · curtain · tickets
- biopicsbiopic, biopics, Lincoln, Gandhi, biographical drama
The Greatest Showmandocumentary
Factual film about reality
historical documentary · cinema verité · cinéma vérité · docudrama · social realism
The Greatest ShowmanPrecious
Endearing name for beloved
Schindler's List · The Road · Leaving Las Vegas · tragedy · Elephant Man
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