Banned soon after release in 1932, Freaks casts real circus "freaks" as actors in this story of greed, betrayal and...
Banned soon after release in 1932, Freaks casts real circus "freaks" as actors in this story of greed, betrayal and cruelty.
When trapeze artist Cleopatra (Olga Baclanova) learns that circus midget Hans (Harry Earles) has an inheritance, she marries the diminutive performer, all the while planning to steal his fortune and run off with her lover, Hercules (Henry Victor). When Hans' friends and fellow performers discover what is going on, they band together and carry out a brutal revenge.
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95 %58 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
88 %24,621 reviewsAudience score rating
"Freaks is sumptuously produced, admirably directed, and no cost was spared. But Metro failed to realize that even with a different sort of offering the story still is important."
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Variety
Variety"One of the most powerful films ever made about the need for humanity and solidarity in the face of cruelty and oppression."
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Time Out
Time Out"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer definitely has on its hands a picture that is out of the ordinary."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"...a macabre masterpiece that still shocks."
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The Guardian
The Guardian""Freaks" is a wild ride, but it's not the monster-trip some say it is. It is macabre and disturbing, but Browning chose to humanize the deformed characters at the movie's shadowy center, not to demonize them."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Unclassifiable odd masterpiece"
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineFreaks (1932) | Details
- Rating
- PG, Mature themes
- Runtime
- 64
- Genre
- Drama, Horror
- Country of origin
- USA
