Circus may also refer to:

In film

• The Circus (film) (1928), starring Charlie Chaplin
• Circus (1936 film), a Soviet melodramatic comedy
• The Circus (1958 film), a Chinese film
• Circus (2000 film), a crime thriller starring John Hannah
• The Invisible Circus (2001), starring Cameron Diaz

In television

• Circus (TV series), a Canadian television series consisting of circus acts that aired on CTV from 1978 to 1985
• Circus Action, a Taiwanese television series consisting of four young men engaging in ridiculous behavior

In literature

• Circus (novel), a novel by Alistair MacLean
• Circus (magazine), a now-defunct publication which covered the rock scene, much like Rolling Stone magazine
• In many novels by John le Carré, the British Secret Intelligence Service is referred to as "The Circus", due to its (fictional) location in Cambridge Circus, London

In music

• Circus (Britney Spears album), the upcoming sixth studio album by Britney Spears
• Circus (album), by Lenny Kravitz
• Circus (Eraserheads album), by the pinoy rock band The Eraserheads
• circus (FictionJunction YUUKA album), a compilation of the songs of FictionJunction YUUKA from 2005–07, also featuring five new songs
• The Circus (album), by Erasure
• "The Circus" (song), the title track of the above album
• Psycho Circus, an album by KISS
• The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, a 1968 event hosted by The Rolling Stones

In other entertainment

• Circus (video game), a Breakout clone released by Exidy in 1977
• Circus Atari, a spinoff of the above game for the Atari 2600 console
• Circus (company), a Japanese visual novel studio

Road junctions

• An open space, usually circular, where a number of roads meet, such as:
• Oxford Circus, London
• Cambridge Circus, London
• Piccadilly Circus, London
• The Circus (Bath)

Other uses

• Circus (building), an open-air venue used for public events in the Roman Empire
• Circus (genus), the largest genus of harriers, a type of bird of prey
• Media circus, overblown media coverage of a news event, such as a trial

See also

• Flea circus, a very small circus pretending to show performing fleas
• Circus Maximus (disambiguation)