Side Show

Year: 1981

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: English

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When the final act ends and the audience departs, a teenage runaway joins a traveling circus as a side‑show puppeteer. He soon discovers that the colorful performers hide disturbing, dangerous secrets, turning the spectacle into a chilling nightmare. As he delves deeper, he must decide whether to expose the truth or become part of a macabre display.

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