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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Take everything in this fictionialised biopic of circus inventor PT Barnum with a pinch of salt and you'll love the glitz, glamour and glow of an all-singing, all-dancing musical in the grand old Hollywood tradition. The self-confessed "Prince of Humbug", Barnum (Hugh Jackman) goes from marrying his childhood sweetheart (Michelle Williams) and redundancy to fame and fortune thanks to the popularity of his big top "Freak Show". Jackman is a superb ringmaster with Zac Efron (as Barnum's showbiz partner) and Rebecca Ferguson (as Jenny Lind, "The Swedish Nightingale") providing top-notch support. La La Land lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's songs provide the melodic counterpoint to some extravagantly staged routines, with Lind's power-ballad showstopper Never Enough among the musical highlights.

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Cast

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PT BarnumHugh Jackman
Phillip CarlyleZac Efron
Charity BarnumMichelle Williams
Jenny LindRebecca Ferguson
Anne WheelerZendaya
Lettie LutzKeala Settle
WD WheelerYahya Abdul-Mateen II
Tom ThumbSam Humphrey
James Gordon BennettPaul Sparks
Queen VictoriaGayle Rankin

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DirectorMichael Gracey

Details

Theatrical distributor
20th Century Fox
Released on
2017-12-26
Languages
English
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour

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