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Synopsis: Hugh Jackman leads an all-star cast in this bold and original musical filled with infectious showstopping performances that will bring you to your feet time and time again. Inspired by the story of P.T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) and celebrating the birth of show business, the film follows the visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle. This inspirational film also stars Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya.
Director(s): Michael Gracey
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 19 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
48
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
PG
Year:
2017
105 min
$164,616,443
Website
89,530 Views


it would be revolutionary.

Gentlemen. Can I have your attention?

You are all dismissed.

Bankrupt?

I thought the company had

a dozen trading ships.

Yes, at the bottom of

the South China Seas.

A typhoon sank them all.

- Tinker it.

- Oh, you're in for it.

- Hey.

- Oh God. You are home early.

And until further notice.

Oh I didn't think you

were along for that job.

Or any job apparently.

That's what makes our life

together so exciting.

Charity.

- This isn't the life I promised you.

- But I have everything I want.

- What about the magic?

- What do you call those two girls?

Hey, you partners, look who.

Daddy!

- Come here.

- Did you bring a present?

Present, for what?

- For my birthday.

- Your what?

- My birthday.

- It's not your birthday.

Okay, I do have a present.

But not just any present.

Oh no.

The most amazing

birthday present ever.

This extraordinary machine was originally

created by Leonardo Da Vinci 400 years ago.

But the blueprints have

been lost for centuries,

until just last week,

on a stormy night...

when a sunken pirate ship washed

up on the shores of Nantucket.

They found skeletons and treasures...

and the blueprints were recovered

by none other than JW Mercantile.

The blueprints crossed

my desk very briefly...

but I managed to commit

them to memory...

and if I had remembered correctly...

Happy birthday, Caroline.

This is a wishing machine.

You tell it your wishes...

and it keeps them safe

until they come true.

Even if you forget them,

they are always there.

- Can I tell a wish?

- Step right up. Go ahead.

- I wish to marry Santa Clause.

- That is a good wish.

I wish for ballet slippers.

Hey, that's a good wish too.

What is your wish, Mommy?

I wish...

for happiness like this forever.

For you and you...

and for your father.

- Boring.

- Boring?

Since when is happiness

ever been boring?

Every night I lie in bed.

The brightest colors fill my head.

A million dreams are

keeping me awake.

I think of what

the world could be.

A vision of the one I see.

A million dreams is all

it's gonna take.

A million dreams for the

world we're gonna make.

The goat prices go up, so

the pork bellies go down.

- Charles, we're leaving.

- Huh?

This bank only wants to lend

money to people with money.

What are you looking at

Flop Doodle?

Mr. Barnum.

This venture you propose

is risky and somewhat bizarre.

It's a good bet, it's what it is.

Sir, people don't wanna admit it...

but they are fascinated with

the exotic and the...

is why we stare at it.

The bank is going to need

substantial collateral.

Of course. I would not

suggest otherwise.

The deed and title to my entire

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Jenny Bicks

Jenny Bicks is an American television producer and screenwriter, most notable for her work as a television writer on the HBO series, Sex and the City and as the creator and writer of the ABC series, Men in Trees.Bicks was also a writer on the short-lived series, Leap of Faith and wrote the screenplay for the 2003 film, What a Girl Wants. Bicks made her directorial debut with the short film, Gnome. Her only known acting job was as Miss Haskell in the Drew Barrymore movie Never Been Kissed. Bicks grew up in Manhattan where she attended the Brearley School. more…

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