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Carnivàle

2003 · 54 min ★ IMDb 8.4 · 50,125 ratings

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1934, America. The Dustbowl. A fugitive named Ben Hawkins finds refuge within a traveling carnival comprised of a tarot card reader and her catatonic/telekinetic mother, a blind mentalist, a bearded lady, and conjoined twins, amongst others. The carnival is owned by the mysterious and unseen Management, who has designs on the young Hawkins, for the boy is concealing an untapped gift: he can heal the lame and raise the dead--at a price. Ben also finds himself disturbed by cryptic and prophetic dreams, which he shares with a Methodist preacher in California, Brother Justin Crowe. Brother Justin, convinced by his dreams he is following God's will, has begun to practice his own extraordinary talents, although the preacher's plans increasingly lead to disturbing and tragic consequences. In this "last great age of magic," Ben Hawkins and Justin Crowe are moving toward a great conflict between Good and Evil, although it not yet clear on which sides these men will stand.

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Carnivàle (2003) — Series. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Anxiety 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Anxiety, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Anxiety and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 8.4/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Cast

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Michael J. Anderson

Nick Stahl

Ben Hawkins

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Cynthia Ettinger

Rita Sue Dreifuss

Carla Gallo

Libby Dreifuss

Amy Madigan

Iris Crowe

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Brian Turk

Gabriel

John Carroll Lynch

Varlyn Stroud

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Tim DeKay

Clayton 'Jonesy' Jones

Toby Huss

Felix 'Stumpy' Dreifuss

Details

Created by
Daniel Knauf
Type
Series
Released
2003
Runtime
54 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.4 · 50,125 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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