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32 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Prestige. 2006 2h 10m PG-13. 8.5 (1.4M) Rate. 66 Metascore. After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other. Director Christopher Nolan Stars Christian Bale Hugh Jackman Scarlett Johansson
May 18, 2007 · Magicians: Directed by Andrew O'Connor. With Robert Webb, David Mitchell, Sarah Hadland, Paul Mark Elliott. A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.
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- 8 Houdini
- 7 An Honest Liar
- 6 Sleight
- 5 The Illusionist
- 4 Derek Delgaudio’S in & of Itself
- 3 The Illusionist
- 2 Now You See Me and Now You See Me 2
- 1 The Prestige
Harry Houdini is perhaps the most well-known magician, famous for his daring escape acts. The world was shocked when he died at 52 and succumbed to overwhelming sepsis. Even almost 100 years after his death, his name still brings up images of amazing escapes from nearly impossible situations. To this day, many fans and magicians continue to specula...
Are magicians and illusionists liars? What about psychics, faith healers, and con artists? It’s the job of these people to make us believe that the impossible is possible and therefore... tell us lies? The 2014 biographical documentary, An Honest Liar, takes a close look at these professionals through the lens of a retired stage magician and escape...
In Sleight, teenager Bo Wolfe (Jacob Latimore) is a street magician by day and a drug dealer by night. Since his parents are deceased, he’ll do anything to protect and care for his little sister, Tina (Storm Reid), including selling drugs to make a steady income. When it comes to magic, Bo’s specialty is sleight of hand (hence the title of the film...
Is magic real? Alice believes that it is when she meets a French illusionist (Jean-Claude Donda) who cannot compete with the rock ‘n’ roll vibe of the 1950s and makes a meager living performing magic shows in shabby pubs and run-down restaurants, trying his best to keep magic alive. The two form a friendship and the illusionist doesn’t have the hea...
From Hulu comes the one-man show documentary that is pure magic: Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself. This one-man-show documentary explores DelGaudio’s amazing tricks and storytelling to create a truly unforgettable experience. DelGaudio gets philosophical through his magic and stories, trying to answer the most basic yet complicated questions of lif...
The 2006 live-action film The Illusionist bears no resemblance to the animated 2010 film The Illusionist which has appeared previously on this list. Instead, this film follows mesmeric illusionist Eisenheim (Edward Norton) who wows the crowds with his shows centered around necromancy, the practice of raising the dead. Yet, his shows are not just pu...
Now You See Me follows a mysterious organization known simply as the “Eye.” In the “Eye,” a team of four new illusionists who call themselves the “Four Horsemen” use their skills to bring order to the world by hacking into the bank accounts of the corrupt, rich population and giving that money to audience members who attend their shows. However, th...
Unlike the other films on this list, there are some subtle magical and fantasy elements in this last entry, The Prestige. Rival magicians Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) will do anything to sabotage each other’s magic shows. That’s because a devastated Angier blames Borden for the death of his wife and now, the forme...
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- The Prestige (2006) In the game of one-upmanship between two magicians, who channel the deep-rooted hatred for each other, to a lifelong feud which elevates to something sinister and goes beyond imagination and we the viewers, remain as the mute spectators, watching with our incredulous eyes.
- The Illusionist (2006) It’s an entertaining story, using politics and magic as the underlying themes. Eisenheim The Illusionist, is a mysterious character with an agenda buried deep down in his heart.
- Spirited Away (2001) When a family of three takes a wrong turn to enter the spirit world, things go astray. The father and mother turn into pigs while the daughter remains to fend for herself in a magical world, ruled by a witch.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) The whole magical world of Harry Potter and his adventures as he fights his arch nemesis Lord Voldemort, shall go down in the history of cinema as a genre of its own.
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Magicians is a 2007 British comedy film released on 18 May 2007. It stars comic duo Robert Webb and David Mitchell as stage magicians Karl and Harry. The two magicians compete together in a magic competition, despite their personal differences.
Apr 4, 2024 · Vote up your favorite movies that prominently feature magic or magicians. Latest additions: The Tearsmith, The American Society of Magical Negroes. Most divisive: Magic. Over 2.6K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Movies About Magic.
