Now You See Me (2013), West of Zanzibar (1928), Parade (1974), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), The Hollywood Revue (1929), Eternally Yours (1939), Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey (2009), Scared to Death (1947) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Magic Act movies.
Storyline: Four magicians each answer a mysterious summons to an obscure address with secrets inside. A year later, they are the Four Horsemen, big time stage illusionists who climax their sold-out Las Vegas show with a bank apparently robbed for real. This puts F.B.I. Agents Dylan Rhodes and Interpol Agent Alma Dray on the case to find out how they did it. However, this mystery proves to be difficult to solve, even with the insights of professional illusion exposer Thaddeus Bradley. What follows is a bizarre investigation where nothing is what it seems to be, with illusions, dark secrets, and hidden agendas galore as all involved are reminded of a great truth in this puzzle: the closer you look, the less you see.
Plot Keywords: magician, magician's assistant, skeptic, fbi agent, interpol agent, audience member, cool ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Magician Phroso's wife Anna leaves him for another man, named Crane, who fights with Phroso and leaves him paralyzed. Later Anna returns and he finds her dead, leaving behind a daughter. For 18 years Phroso, known as "Dead Legs" by his cronies, plots his revenge, becoming a pseudo-king in East Africa, nearby where Crane has set up an ivory business. When the daughter is grown, having lived in a brothel in Zanzibar thanks to "Dead Legs", Phroso put his plan into action, resulting in revenge and retribution all around.—Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
Plot Keywords: magician, paraplegic, nemesis, wife, daughter, doctor, brutal ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Two children explore the world of a circus and see acrobats, jugglers and especially a mime (Jacques Tati).
Plot Keywords: audience, circus performer, pony, boy, performer, cheeky, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas Strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they've grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerrilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show is starting to look stale. But there's still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act - both onstage and off - if only Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place.
Plot Keywords: magician, partner, rival, colleague, mentor, assistant, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Conrad Nagel, representing the Hollywood movie community, and Jack Benny, representing the Broadway stage community, act as the interlocutors of a musical comedy revue. A plethora of chorus boys and girls are featured front and center in some of the song and dance numbers, and provide back-up to some other acts. But the revue primarily is a vehicle to highlight a cavalcade of Hollywood movie and Broadway stage stars. One early running gag has both Nagel and Benny playing straight man to Cliff Edwards, who just wants a nice introduction to his act. Edwards would return later to be featured along with the Brox Sisters in one of the highlights of the second act, a production number around the song "Singin' in Rain", complete with rain soaked stage. A reprise of the song with the entire cast acts as the revue's finale.—Huggo
Plot Keywords: singer, buster keaton, dancer, comedian, lighthearted, amusing, cheeky ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a world tour that seems never to end. Anita is mildly annoyed by Arturo's constant flirtations, but his death-defying stunts give her nightmares. As for her plan to retire in a farmhouse, forget it. Finally, she's had enough and disappears for real...—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: magician, beautiful woman, husband, wife, fiancé, charming, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: George embarks on a cross-country trip to reunite a baby elephant with her family.
Plot Keywords: monkey, magician, elephant, museum director, gutsy, hilarious, charming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a green mask.
Plot Keywords: doctor, husband, wife, magician, dwarf, daughter-in-law, thrilling ...
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