01 A cabaret artist and a master puppeteer join forces for a wildly theatrical collaboration that became one of their biggest hits.
6 Best Puppet Show Movies
By Vlad Zakh · September 13, 2026
From a shadow-puppet retelling of an ancient Indian epic to a puppet samurai show ambushed by a notorious gang, these are the best movies that bring puppetry to vivid life.
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02 Two performers dressed in Oriental fashion present a delicate and enchanting shadow play theatre.
03 After her father's traveling puppet samurai show is ambushed by a ruthless gang, a young woman sets out for vengeance.
04 Ventriloquist Nina Conti unveils a virtual zoo of puckish puppet characters in this profanity-strewn stand-up special.
05 A trio of Indian shadow puppets narrate the epic tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita, mirrored by a modern woman's heartbreak.
06 A puppet ringmaster struggles to keep harmony among three mischievous shadowy acrobats determined to steal her show.
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