The Greatest Showman (2017) - Director: Michael Gracey Rating: PG Running Length: 105 mins Starring: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron Genre: Musical, Drama REVIEW: 'THE GREATEST SHOWMAN' PT Barnum, founder of the Barnum and Bailey circus, is one of history's more controversial figures. Barnum and The Greatest Showman. Barnum marries his childhood sweetheart, against her father’s wishes. Read full review Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Barnum (Hugh Jackman), is a lot like the famous three-ring circus he created. Barnum is famous for saying there’s a sucker born every minute and he’s still right. P.T. The Greatest Showman is unique, original and something I could watch repeatedly and never tire of it. Barnum, but got a lot of facts incorrect. One of them is that the movie doesn’t even bring up the controversial act starring many African-Americans. They soon have two beautiful daughters, but Barnum struggles to provide for them. April 10th, 2018. The Greatest Showman, based on the life of huckster extraordinaire P.T. Leave a Comment. The Greatest Showman is the feel-good (and feel good about it) movie every holiday season needs. Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Includes: Be a Hollywood Producer and cast the movie Design a movie poster Crea Barnum, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. The Greatest Showman is the feel-good (and feel good about it) movie every holiday season needs. 20 movie correlated activities for use with The Greatest Showman with Hugh Jackman (2017) to help students understand ELA concepts and history/social studies fact based events of P.T. Home Market Releases for April 10th, 2018. Comments are closed. You should not only see it once, but as many times as you can. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. "The Greatest Showman," directed with verve and panache by Michael Gracey, is an unabashed piece of pure entertainment, punctuated by 11 memorable songs composed by Oscar- and Tony-winning duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who composed the songs for "La La Land," as well as the current Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen. P.T. For 105 minutes I’m a sucker for his movie, that may not be the greatest show on Earth but close enough. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN is a beautiful, engaging, original musical about the early life of Phineas T. Barnum, the extraordinary American showman. The Greatest Showman - Inspired by the imagination of P.T. For 105 minutes I’m a sucker for his movie, that may not be the greatest … Barnum is famous for saying there’s a sucker born every minute and he’s still right. The last box office hit of 2017, The Greatest Showman, hits the home market this week.There are also a couple of Awards Season contenders, but for the most part, it is another slow week. In the popular new movie The Greatest Showman, it tells the story of P.T. I give this movie a 10/10 rating on the Alena scale of movie magic. With Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya. Directed by Michael Gracey.