Reviews — The Smallest Show on Earth
Audience write-ups from TMDB
CinemaSerf
I often wish I had a relative who would pass down a movie theater to me—a cinema, ideally, where I could run things my way. That's essentially what happens to “Jean” (Virginia McKenna) and “Matt” (Bill Travers), who inherit a building from an uncle and head off to "Sloughborough" to see it for themselves. They’re optimistic when the taxi driver tells them the only movie theater in town is called “The Grand,” but thei…
barrymost
Imagine discovering you’ve been left an inheritance, only to discover it isn’t money but rather a run-down, small movie theater. It's not exactly cause for celebration, and the Spenser couple in this funny film felt similarly. They figure out how to work with the cinema itself, along with its collection of quirky people. Peter Sellers is memorable as an eccentric projectionist working behind the scenes, and the entir…


