@13wyldeoscars: Freaks (1932) Horror/Drama Freaks (1932) is a controversial pre-Code horror film directed by Tod Browning, set in a traveling circus, about a beautiful trapeze artist who marries a little person for his inheritance, only for the sideshow performers to enact brutal revenge on her. The film is famous for using real-life sideshow performers with physical disabilities, leading to its shocking reputation and initial backlash, though it's now seen as a cult classic that treats its subjects with humanity.