Movies Similar to The Art of Silence: The Cage

Tinsel Town(2025)

A washed-up Hollywood action hero is tricked into starring in a small English town’s chaotic Christmas pantomime, where a straight-talking dance instructor and his estranged daughter just might help him rediscover the magic of the season.

Shakes the Clown(1991)

Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.

Aladdin(1974)

Christmas pantomime presentation of Aladdin, starring the cast of Crackerjack

Mime Sublime(2019)

Two morons think they can get rich quick by kidnapping and ransoming a "celebrity." Unfortunately, the only famous person they can find is a mime from the local park.

The Mask Maker(1975)

Marcel Marceau pantomimes the story of a man who becomes trapped in one of his ‘masks.’

Tell Me About The Willy Wallies(2024)

Melvin, a writer, refuses to acknowledge his old characters at a job interview, prompting these characters to manifest themselves to complain.

Silent Movie(1976)

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.

Victory to the Mimers(2024)

A satirical dramedy loosely inspired by the infamous UK Miners' strikes; however this time, the fight isn’t in the pits, but on the stage. With his beloved family trade targeted by a right-wing government with a long-standing hatred for the arts, a Mime performer desperately rallies the troops for a silent revolution, vowing to save the art form from facing the final curtain.

Am a Ea(1977)

...In with the New(2023)

A passionate mime practices her daily rituals and performs for people, as well as being reminded of her insecurities.

Be Mime(2024)

15 year old Alister goes on a blind date with a boy she's been texting. But when she mistakes a street artist mime for her date, she’s faced with a choice: ditch the mime for her real date, or forget about her preconceived notions of love and come to terms with who he is.

Boobs in the Wood(1999)

Jim Davidson is back with his most outrageous show ever - BOOBS IN THE WOOD! This hilarious Adult Panto, exclusive to video, captures the filthy follow-up to the Saucy SINderella in all its shocking glory. Strictly for GROWN-UP girls and boys only! This X-Rated Panto sees Jim playing the WICKED Sheriff of Nottingham, who has his eyes on a bag of loot, Maid Marion's assets and anything else that takes his fancy. He may even get his WICKED WAY - unless Robin and his Merry Men can stop him. Filmed in front of a packed house, the hysterical BOOBS IN THE WOOD is BIG, BAD, RUDE and CRUDE - and sure to leave you in stitches

Is That a Mime?(2024)

A couple's picnic is disrupted by what may or may not be a mime.

Dead Funny(2022)

A lonely mime takes desperate measures in order to find the audience he deserves.

Un joli petit coin(1980)

Inspired by a mime show ("Panem en circenses"), the film is a series of comical situations based on the absurd. Burlesque situations experienced by two tramps in a vague location. They don't know each other but have both chosen to spend the night there. The film tells of them approaching each other, at times being charming, at others jeering and being aggressive.

Sinderella Live(1995)

A bawdy pantomime filmed during the sellout 1995 nationwide tour.

The Painter(1975)

short from of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Mime makes the invisible visible and the visible invisible. Marceau’s sometimes comical - but always graceful - interpretation of The Painter in Central Park allows the viewer to “see” objects which are not there.

Bip as a Skater(1975)

This Bip pantomime deals with his visit to a skating rink. Featuring Marcel Marceau.

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime(2002)

An adaptation of the folktale about a lonely boy, his beloved cat, and the hard decisions that come with their adventures.

National Theatre Live: Dick Whittington – A Pantomime for 2020(2020)

First staged at Lyric Hammersmith in 2018 and freshly updated for 2020, Ned Bennett directs this wild and inventive production and explores what it is like to come from a small town and arrive in a big city today. With a host of colourful characters, irreverent jokes, talking animals and popular songs this is Dick Whittington as never seen before.