The Greatest Showman (2017)
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The impossible comes true.
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
- Released: 2017-12-20
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 45m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 10,248 votes
Directed by Michael Gracey.
Top cast
- Hugh Jackman as P. T. Barnum
- Zac Efron as Phillip Carlyle
- Michelle Williams as Charity Barnum
- Rebecca Ferguson as Jenny Lind
- Zendaya as Anne Wheeler
- Keala Settle as Lettie Lutz
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as W. D. Wheeler
- Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Deng Yan
- Paul Sparks as James Gordon Bennett
- Sam Humphrey as Charles Stratton
Where to watch The Greatest Showman
- United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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