The American entertainer Phineas Taylor Barnum, orphaned and penniless, blurs reality and fiction with his imagination and innovative ideas. He opens a wax museum, then shifts focus to live acts on the circus stage, showcasing extraordinary and peculiar performances. Some call his collection of oddities a freak show, but Barnum risks everything to appeal to a high-brow audience with opera singer Jenny Lind, losing sight of his family in the process.
The Greatest Showman
The film explores the early days of the entertainment industry, tracing the remarkable rise of a pioneering individual from humble roots to global stardom.
