Movies and TvShows featuring "high-wire" theme.
In 1974, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit attempts to walk on a tightrope between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. With the help of a group of friends, he plans and executes the daring and illegal act, defying all odds and capturing the world's attention.
Berserk is a gripping crime thriller set in a circus, where a murder investigation unfolds and the audience is taken on a suspenseful journey of unraveling the mystery. The plot revolves around a series of murders within the circus community, and a police detective who must navigate through the web of intrigue to catch the killer.
In Cue Ball Cat, Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse engage in a hilarious game of pool, filled with surrealism and comedic antics. From billiard balls being swallowed to portable holes and tightrope walking, this animated comedy is a wild ride of unpredictable fun.
Two carnival barkers stowaway on an ocean liner to Rio de Janeiro and get involved with a hypnotist, a fortune hunter, and a damsel in distress.
In Famous Five 2, a group of kids with their smart dog find themselves in an adventure when they stumble upon a secret passageway at a circus. They must use their wits and bravery to solve a crime involving a stolen diamond and a kidnapping. Along the way, they form strong friendships and discover the power of teamwork.
Beep, Beep is a humorous cartoon short featuring the iconic characters Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner. The plot revolves around Wile E. Coyote's attempts to catch the elusive Road Runner using various failed contraptions and clever strategies. The cartoon is known for its fast-paced action, slapstick comedy, and exaggerated physical gags.
In 'Whoa, Be-Gone!' Wile E. Coyote tries various unsuccessful tactics to catch the fast-paced Road Runner, resulting in comedic and slapstick moments.
Mystery writer Mickey Spillane tries to help Clyde Beatty deal with a plot to sabotage his circus.
In 'Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)', this mesmerizing documentary captures the jaw-dropping skills of acrobats as they effortlessly perform high-wire acts and daredevil maneuvers with a balancing pole. Set in the golden age of vaudeville, this silent film is a testament to the extraordinary talents of acrobats and the captivating world of circus entertainment.
Buddy runs a circus with a variety of zany acts, and ends up having to rescue a baby who gets lost during the performance.
Sitting dejected in a circus cage, billed as an African "wildman," Inki becomes the target of two dogs, both of them after the bone in his topknot. But luckily for Inki, the mysterious minah bird, syncopated hop and all, has also been captured and sent to the same circus.
An archaeologist at a museum scolds his small, silent dog, Shep, for supposedly removing a bone belonging to a dinosaur skeleton and orders Shep to bring the bone back, but Shep finds that the place where he buried his most recent bone has been dug up and a bulldog is walking away with the bone in his mouth. Shep chases the bulldog with intent of retrieving the bone, and so begins a battle of wits between Shep and the bulldog.
During the course of one summer, a young Irish lad named Chris befriends an American boy named Joe. The two couldn't be more different, yet they become inseparable. Things turn horribly wrong however, when Chris discovers his new best friend isn't a he, but a she. The sadness only begins as Chris learns why Joe's gender must be kept a secret.
Sylvester Cat pays a visit to a closed-to-business circus and finds Tweety Bird in one of the cages. Tweety escapes and a mad chase ensues. Meanwhile, Sylvester must flee from an uncaged lion he angered earlier.
It's breakfast time, and Pa finds the honeypot empty. Literally risking life and limb, he has Junyer help him raid a nearby beehive. In the end, he finds he should have listened to Ma in the first place, rather than telling her to "Shaddap!"
English Colonel Rimfire reads that a circus offers $1000 for a live tiger. Rimfire decides to deliver Cool Cat...
Jerry is chased into a circus, where he removes a tack from the foot of an elephant. This gets him a friend for life, and a powerful ally in the continuing battles with Tom, not that it stops Tom from trying, even when Jerry becomes part of the act.
Sylvester is determined to get a woodpecker that just moved in, high in a tree. He climbs, but the bird greases the tree; he starts to cut it down, but a mean dog stops him (this becomes a running gag). Several other attempts follow; at one point, he puts his paw into the bird's home, and the bird puts a tomato there; Sylvester squishes it, and the bird dresses as an angel to torment him, but Sylvester sees through the disguise. Finally, Sylvester tries to blow up the tree; the dog again intervenes. Sylvester gets the dynamite off the tree and puts out the fuses, but the bird has lit them again, and now Sylvester really becomes an angel.
Woody is a city street sweeper and hates his job. After being abused by policeman Wally Walrus, he decides to quit and disguises himself as a policeman, kicking the rubbish can away which scoops up Wally sending him into the harbour shrinking his uniform. The angry Wally chases the disguised Woody into the circus. Because he is mistaken for a child, he is denied access but enters backstage disguised as an elephant. Finally, after a long struggle with Woody under the big top, he captures the redhead and returns him to his job as street sweeper.