Movies About Magicians and Mentalists
by AnonymousCritic | created - 19 Feb 2016 | updated - 19 Jun 2020 | PublicTop films about Stage Magicians, plus a view series and episodes about a magician or stage mentalist.
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1. The Illusionist (2006)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.
Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell
Votes: 389,541 | Gross: $39.87M
2. The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Fantasy, Romance
A master monk tries to protect a naive young physician from a thousand-year-old snake demon. A contest of psychic powers results in mayhem.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Jet Li, Shengyi Huang, Raymond Lam, Charlene Choi
Votes: 8,975 | Gross: $0.02M
3. The Prestige (2006)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
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, Michael Caine
Votes: 1,440,160 | Gross: $53.09M
4. Leap of Faith (1992)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Fake faith healer Jonas Nightingale is stranded in a small town where he finds he can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson
Votes: 14,297 | Gross: $23.37M
5. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
PG | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A protege of the magician Merlin must train his teacher's successor - an introverted but resourceful physics prodigy - in the art of sorcery to prevent the return of Morgana le Fay.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 169,949 | Gross: $63.15M
6. Red Lights (2012)
R | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Psychologist Margaret Matheson and her assistant debunk paranormal activity, which leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic who has resurfaced after many years out of the limelight following the suspicious death of his toughest critic.
Director: Rodrigo Cortés | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Elizabeth Olsen
Votes: 66,054 | Gross: $0.05M
7. Jeon Woochi (2009)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jeon Woo-chi, an undisciplined womanizing Taoist from the Joseon era, ends up in present-day Korea causing mayhem with his knack for magic.
Director: Dong-hoon Choi | Stars: Gang Dong-won, Lim Soo-jung, Kim Yoon-seok, Yoo Hae-jin
Votes: 3,436
8. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
60 min | Fantasy, War
In an alternate history, during the time of real life Napoleonic Wars, two men of destiny, the gifted recluse Mr. Norrell and daring spellcasting novice Jonathan Strange, use magic to help England.
Stars: Bertie Carvel, Eddie Marsan, Marc Warren, Charlotte Riley
Votes: 13,769
9. Now You See Me (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances, and reward their audiences with the money.
Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Common, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 707,896 | Gross: $117.72M
10. Now You See Me 2 (2016)
PG-13 | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Four Horsemen resurface, and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet.
Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco
Votes: 320,964 | Gross: $65.08M
11. The Great Magician (2011)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A Chinese warlord hires a conjurer to help him impress a resistant concubine.
Director: Tung-Shing Yee | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ching Wan Lau, Xun Zhou, Ni Yan
Votes: 2,013
12. The Magician (1958)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A traveling magician and his assistants are persecuted by authorities in Sweden of the 19th century. Their capture, however, didn't bring victory to those in power.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Naima Wifstrand
Votes: 10,939
13. Death Defying Acts (2007)
PG | 97 min | Drama, History, Romance
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him.
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan
Votes: 10,494 | Gross: $0.00M
14. Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater
Votes: 70,855 | Gross: $10.51M
15. Houdini (2014)
TV-14 | 76 min | Biography, Drama
Follow the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin.
Stars: Adrien Brody, Kristen Connolly, Evan Jones, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 12,335
16. Sleight (2016)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A young street magician is left to care for his little sister after their parents' death, and turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets in too deep, his ... See full summary »
Director: J.D. Dillard | Stars: Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Storm Reid, Donzaleigh Abernathy
Votes: 9,249 | Gross: $3.85M
17. The Escape Artist (1982)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Teenager Danny Masters, the son of the late Harry Masters, considered the second best escape artist in history, wants to follow in his father's footsteps, he already a skilled but untested ... See full summary »
Director: Caleb Deschanel | Stars: Raul Julia, Griffin O'Neal, Desi Arnaz, Teri Garr
Votes: 890 | Gross: $0.14M
18. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy
A veteran Vegas magician tries to revive his career after his longtime partner quits, he gets fired from his casino act, and an edgy new "street magician" steals his thunder.
Director: Don Scardino | Stars: Steve Carell, Luke Vanek, Steve Buscemi, Mason Cook
Votes: 75,874 | Gross: $22.53M
19. Magicians (2007)
90 min | Comedy
A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.
Director: Andrew O'Connor | Stars: Robert Webb, David Mitchell, Sarah Hadland, Paul Mark Elliott
Votes: 5,901
20. Desperate Acts of Magic (2013)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy
A magician competes in an international magic competition where he goes head to head with a female street magician he has fallen in love with. This film shows great magic performed by a ... See full summary »
Directors: Tammy Caplan, Joe Tyler Gold | Stars: Joe Tyler Gold, Valerie Dillman, Jonathan Levit, Sascha Alexander
Votes: 139
21. The Magician (2006)
122 min | Comedy, Drama
Failed magician Iskender decides to do a tour to save his career, but has to bring his grumpy and senile father along. The tour is quite unexpectedly interrupted when a bride actually disappears from the stage.
Directors: Ali Taner Baltaci, Cem Yilmaz | Stars: Cem Yilmaz, Mazhar Alanson, Özlem Tekin, Tuna Orhan
Votes: 34,517
22. The Young Magician (1987)
106 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A 12-year boy feels left out by his classmates because he wasn't given ice time in the big hockey game. He finally discovers his calling when his parents take him to a magic show. Picked by... See full summary »
Director: Waldemar Dziki | Stars: Rusty Jedwab, Natasza Maraszek, Edward Garson, Tomasz Klimasiewicz
Votes: 254
23. The Illusionist (2010)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland, where he meets a young woman. Their ensuing adventure changes both their lives forever.
Director: Sylvain Chomet | Stars: Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin, Duncan MacNeil, Raymond Mearns
Votes: 36,515 | Gross: $2.23M
24. Thunder and the House of Magic (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos.
Directors: Jérémie Degruson, Ben Stassen, Mimi Maynard | Stars: Cinda Adams, George Babbit, Brianne Brozey, Kathleen Gati
Votes: 7,335 | Gross: $0.00M
25. Magic Man (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
In order to see magic idol Krell Darius perform his world-famous magic act, a beautiful aspiring young-magician, Tatiana, travels from New York to Las Vegas with her closest friends, BFFs, Elena and Vera. As the layers of illusion unfold, so too do the dark windows into Tatiana's past.
Director: Stuart Cooper | Stars: Billy Zane, Alexander Nevsky, Robert Davi, Bai Ling
Votes: 1,156
26. The Magicians (2015–2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
After being recruited to a secretive academy, a group of students discovers that the magic they read about as children is very real--and more dangerous than they ever imagined.
Stars: Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta, Summer Bishil
Votes: 56,173
27.
The Twilight Zone (2002–2003)
Episode:
The Pharaoh's Curse
(2003)
TV-14 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An up-and-coming magician attempts to learn the secret behind a famous centuries old trick from an older magician.
Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Shawn Hatosy, Lindy Booth, Xander Berkeley
Votes: 330
28.
Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode:
Well Cooked Hams
(1993)
Not Rated | 27 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
A ruthless young magician kills an elderly rival magician for his grand prop: the box of death.
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Martin Sheen, Billy Zane, Maryam d'Abo, John Kassir
Votes: 673
29.
CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode:
Sleight Out of Hand
(2007)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A famous magician plans three death-defying stunts on three consecutive nights. But on the first two nights, two of his assistants die in ways that eerily resemble his stunts. Can CSI solve the mystery before there's a third victim?
Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap
Votes: 388
30.
Royal Pains (2009–2016)
Episode:
Ta Da For
(2011)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
Hank helps a magician who is struggling with anxiety, Evan tries to hit up Matt Lauer for some free publicity for HankMed, and Divya gets in trouble at her second job.
Director: Ed Fraiman | Stars: Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Flint, Reshma Shetty
Votes: 143
31.
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990)
Episode:
The Great Montarro
(1987)
TV-14 | 46 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Micki and Ryan track down a box used to perform a dangerous magic trick.
Director: Richard Friedman | Stars: John D. LeMay, Louise Robey, Chris Wiggins, Graeme Campbell
Votes: 200
32.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
The Amazing Maleeni
(2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mulder and Scully investigate the apparent murder of a magician who was decapitated just minutes after he was able to perform the trick of turning his head around 360 degrees. The agents ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Ricky Jay, Jonathan Levit
Votes: 3,548
33. Now You See It... (2005 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A budding producer searches for the country's best young magician.
Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Aly Michalka, Johnny Pacar, Frank Langella, Chris Olivero
Votes: 2,759
34. Magicians (2000)
108 min | Comedy
A con-man and a wannabe professional magician team up with a waitress and an old professional on their way to Vegas.
Director: James Merendino | Stars: Til Schweiger, Claire Forlani, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Alan Arkin
Votes: 319
35. Harriet Houdini
Family | Announced
A shy teenage girl dreams of being a professional magician, but when her single mom loses her job, Harriet must overcome her crippling stage fright to compete in a talent show in order to save the family horse.
Director: Andrew P. Jones
36. Now You See Me 3
Crime, Thriller | Pre-production
A third installment of the 'Now You See Me' franchise. Plot undisclosed.
Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Ariana Greenblatt, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman
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