20171h 45mDir. Alex Scricco

The Greatest Showman

Name: The Greatest Showman
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017-12-20
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya

“The impossible comes true.”

Drama

4.5 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.5 ★vs2nd Half: 4.5 ★

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The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Starring:Hugh Jackman,Zac Efron,Michelle Williams,Rebecca Ferguson,Zendaya

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Hugh Jackman

P. T. Barnum

Zac Efron

Phillip Carlyle

Michelle Williams

Charity Barnum

Rebecca Ferguson

Jenny Lind

Zendaya

Anne Wheeler

Keala Settle

Lettie Lutz

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

W. D. Wheeler

Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Deng Yan

Paul Sparks

James Gordon Bennett

Sam Humphrey

Charles Stratton

Austyn Johnson

Caroline Barnum

Cameron Seely

Helen Barnum

Key Production Crew

Director

Michael Gracey

Screenplay & Writers

Bill Condon, Jenny Bicks, Jenny Bicks

Cinematography

Seamus McGarvey

Original Score

Joseph Trapanese, John Debney

Producers

Jenno Topping, Laurence Mark, Peter Chernin

Film Details

Budget$84,000,000

Box Office Revenue$459,066,134

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Chernin Entertainment20th Century FoxTSG EntertainmentLaurence Mark Productions

Keywords & Themes

#adultery#circus#musical#biography#rags to riches#based on true story#outcast#singing#social outcast#dreamer

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.5

"The Greatest Showman" shows the life and works of PT Barnum, the father of the lighted circuses you see today. I never knew Hugh Jackman could sing... and he sings really well in this movie! Great for all those who love...

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