Watch The Greatest Showman Movie All123Movies. In the mid-19th century, P. T. Barnum and his troupe perform a show at the circus (“The Greatest Show (Part 1)”).
As a child, Barnum and his tailor father Philo work for the Hallett family. He loves their daughter Charity who is being sent to finishing school. The two keep in touch through letters (“A Million Dreams”), eventually marrying and raising two daughters, Caroline and Helen, in New York City. They live a humble life; though Charity is happy, Barnum craves more.
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Barnum loses his job as a clerk at a shipping company after the company goes bankrupt, and returns home for Caroline’s birthday (“A Million Dreams (Reprise)”). He takes out a loan from a bank, deceiving them into accepting his former employer’s lost ships as collateral. He uses this loan to set up Barnum’s American Museum in downtown Manhattan, an attraction showcasing various wax models. Initially, sales are slow. On the suggestion of his children to showcase something “alive”, Barnum searches for “freaks” to serve as performers for his museum (“Come Alive”). He gathers a large group of them, including bearded lady Lettie Lutz. This attracts a large audience despite protests and poor reviews from well-known critic James Gordon Bennett, prompting Barnum to rename his venture “Barnum’s Circus”.
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Searching for ways to further his reputation, Barnum meets playwright Phillip Carlyle and convinces him to join his venture (“The Other Side”). Phillip is mesmerized by the African American trapeze artist Anne Wheeler, but he hides his feelings. During a trip, Phillip arranges for Barnum and his troupe to meet Queen Victoria. Afterwards, Barnum convinces famed Swedish singer Jenny Lind to perform in America with him as her manager. Lind’s first American performance is a rousing success (“Never Enough”); during the song, Phillip and Anne are spotted by Phillip’s parents as they are holding hands. As Barnum gains favor with the aristocratic patrons, he begins to distance himself from his troupe as he advises them to work on their performances without him. Dejected, they decide to stand against their local harassers (“This Is Me”).
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Phillip and Anne attend the theatre but they run into Phillip’s parents, who chastise Phillip for “parading around with the help”. Anne runs off, and Phillip angrily berates them, then chases Anne and tries to convince her that they can be together, but she rejects him (“Rewrite the Stars“). As Barnum takes Lind on a US tour, Charity feels isolated from her husband as she stays home with their daughters (“Tightrope”). While on tour, Lind begins falling in love with Barnum. When he refuses her advances, she threatens to quit and orchestrates a kiss with him at the end of her last show, which is photographed by the press (“Never Enough (Reprise)”).