Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
The Circus has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 08 Nov 1978
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The Circus was released in 1928 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 207 reviews, giving The Circus (1928) an average rating of 84%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 90% and users giving an average score of 88%.
With a score of 84%, The Circus is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1928, which stands at 67%.
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