Circus

Circus

95 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | May 5, 2000

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.

Circus

95 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | May 5, 2000

Circus
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.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Film Development Corporation, Circus Pictures
Original title Circus
Directors Layla Lee-Curtis, Rob Walker
Writers David Logan

Cast

John Hannah

as Leo

Famke Janssen

as Lily

Peter Stormare

as Julius

Eddie Izzard

as Troy

Fred Ward

as Elmo

Brian Conley

as Bruno

Amanda Donohoe

as Gloria

Jason Watkins

as Dom

Neil Stuke

as Roscoe

Ian Burfield

as Casper

Michael Attwell

as Magnus

Lucy Akhurst

as Helen

Steve Toussaint

as Black

Rob Walker

as Old Tramp

Louis Hammond

as Jeweller

Evelyn Duah

as Jeweller's Assistant

Hinda Hicks

as Beautiful Singer

Louise Rolfe

as Julie

Christopher Tune

as Boy Racer

Julie Saunders

as Hotel Receptionist

Che Walker

as Nightclub Worker