Movies Like 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown (1946)

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown is a 1946 documentary, drama film from Jean-Pierre Melville with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with He Who Gets Slapped and Mera Naam Joker.

Documentary Drama

He Who Gets Slapped

1924

After a baron steals his scientific discoveries, runs away with his wife, and slaps him in public, a man joins a Parisian circus sideshow as a clown whose act consists of being slapped repeatedly and becomes infatuated with a showgirl colleague whose father intends to marry her off to the baron.

7.6

MagicScore

Mera Naam Joker

1970

Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."

7.4

MagicScore

Rize

2005

A documentary film that highlights two street derived dance styles, Clowning and Krumping, that came out of the low income neighborhoods of L.A.. Director David LaChapelle interviews each dance crew about how their unique dances evolved. A new and positive activity away from the drugs, guns, and gangs that ruled their neighborhood. A raw film about a growing sub-culture movements in America.

6.6

MagicScore

The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa

1995

Four carolling children meet Jesus and Santa Claus and learn the true meaning of Christmas.

6.6

MagicScore

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1997

As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.

6.6

MagicScore

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.

6.4

MagicScore

Austin Powers in Goldmember

2002

The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—'70s kingpin Goldmember. While pursuing the team of villains to stop them from world domination, Austin gets help from his dad and an old girlfriend.

6.0

MagicScore

Tripping the Rift: The Movie

2008

What begins for Chode and crew as a routine mission to protect a pissed-off princess will soon become a filth- splattered saga of dismembered royalty, indestructible clown assassins and desperately horny housewives.

5.2

MagicScore

Saturday the 14th

1981

After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.

5.0

MagicScore

#10

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

1984

Two brothers who can feel each others' pain and pleasure mess up the French revolution.

5.0

MagicScore

#11

The Country Bears

2002

For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears' young #1 fan, fitting in with his all-too-human family is proving im-paws-ible. When he runs away to find Country Bear Hall and his heroes, he discovers the venue that made them famous is near foreclosure. Beary hightails it over the river and through the woods to get the Bears in the Band back together for an all-out reunion concert to save Country Bear Hall.

4.7

MagicScore

#12

18 Year Old Virgin

2009

In a series of sexual mishaps, a high school senior tries to lose her virginity on the last night before graduation.

3.8

MagicScore

#13

Bingo: The King of the Mornings

2017

1980s. Brazilian television exploding in color and auditorium programs not so politically correct. In the middle of this fervor, Augusto Mendes, a young rising actor, seeks his place in the sun. From porn studios to soap operas, he finally finds success and fame when he becomes "Bingo", a TV host clown from one of the audience leader TV shows for children. It turns out that behind the rice powder and red nose, nobody knows who he is.

8.0

MagicScore

#14

Limelight

1952

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

7.9

MagicScore

#15

Freaks

1932

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

7.8

MagicScore

#16

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928

A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

The Man Who Laughs

1928

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

It

2017

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

Santa Sangre

1989

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

Honey Boy

2019

The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown?

The top films similar to 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown by MovieMagicScore are He Who Gets Slapped (7.6), Mera Naam Joker (7.4), Rize (6.6). Each shares documentary/drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown worth watching?

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 24 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown?

24 Hours in the Life of a Clown (1946) is a documentary, drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Beby, Louis Maïss, Jean-Pierre Melville.

Where can I find more recommendations like 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown?

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This ranked list pairs 24 Hours in the Life of a Clown (1946), a documentary and drama film from Jean-Pierre Melville, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Beby take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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