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51. The Illusionist (2011– )
Action, Comedy, Drama
Herculano is involved with Neco in a coup, but his friend deceives him and absconds with the money. After the escape, Herculano ends up getting a magical job at a steakhouse.
Stars: Rodrigo Lombardi, Carolina Ferraz, Alinne Moraes, Thiago Fragoso
Votes: 100
52. La course à l'échalote (1975)
95 min | Comedy
An awkward banker tracks down cabaret performers, who stole the ownership title of their nightclub.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Michel Aumont, Marc Doelnitz
Votes: 1,152
53. Miracles for Sale (1939)
Not Rated | 71 min | Crime, Mystery
Retired performer Mike Morgan sells original illusions to fellow magicians, and although he believes in the supernatural, likes to expose sham psychics. This involves him in some mysterious murders.
Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven, Henry Hull
Votes: 845
54. Four Heads Are Better Than One (1898)
TV-PG | 1 min | Short, Comedy
Much to our amazement, an elegant and masterful illusionist detaches his own head effortlessly from his shoulders for a once-in-a-lifetime performance.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 4,036
55. The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Helene Reynolds, Henry Wilcoxon
Votes: 684
56. David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic (1994 TV Special)
130 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
This is a TV special/documentary in which David Copperfield is interviewed in his Magic Warehouse by his girlfriend, the German supermodel Claudia Schiffer, about his career as an ... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Peter Care | Stars: David Copperfield, Claudia Schiffer, Kim Alexis, James Earl Jones
Votes: 232
57. To an Unknown God (1977)
104 min | Drama
José, a homosexual magician of 50 years, lived his childhood in Granada (Spain). His father was a gardener in the Buendía house. There he once saw Federico García Lorca. One night of July ... See full summary »
Director: Jaime Chávarri | Stars: Héctor Alterio, Xabier Elorriaga, María Rosa Salgado, Mirta Miller
Votes: 179
58. The Magic of David Copperfield V (1983 TV Special)
50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the Statue of Liberty. Tonight, the illusion of the century. David Copperfield will attempt to make the Statue of Liberty disappear. So begins the 5th CBS Copperfield TV special. It... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Ron Meraska | Stars: David Copperfield, Morgan Fairchild, Michele Lee, Eugene Levy
Votes: 62
59. The Magic of David Copperfield XIII: Mystery on the Orient Express (1991 TV Special)
49 min | Documentary, Comedy, Family
This is the 13th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Jane Seymour, and the third and last one in which David Copperfield enters the scene on his Harley Davidson. The location... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, Jane Seymour
Votes: 66
60. The Mask of Diijon (1946)
Approved | 73 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
A stage illusionist's comeback attempt results in his humiliation. He plots to revenge himself by hypnotizing people into committing murders for him.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates, William Wright, Denise Vernac
Votes: 272
61. The Miracle-Worker (1969)
91 min | Comedy
When a great illusionist cancels his show, an impoverished fireworks maker must become a magician in less than three days, and spare his avaricious impresario cousin the embarrassment. Will he become a great miracle-worker?
Director: Kostas Andritsos | Stars: Dinos Iliopoulos, Nikos Stavridis, Viveta Tsiouni, Takis Miliadis
Votes: 28
62. David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Mystery
Magician David Blaine ventures across America from New York to Los Angeles, performing to various celebrities and the general public.
Director: Matthew Akers | Stars: David Blaine, Hadji Ali, Woody Allen, Will Arnett
Votes: 1,562
63. Doctor Mabuse (2013)
TV-MA | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse returns from exile to begin a new reign of terror, and only young Inspector Carl Lohemann stands in his way.
Director: Ansel Faraj | Stars: Jerry Lacy, Nathan Wilson, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Lara Parker
Votes: 127
64. Los jueves, milagro (1957)
84 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In the village of Fuentecilla is a medicinal spa which was very popular in the past but has now been forgotten by the public. To bring back the tourists, the "prominent men" of the village ... See full summary »
Director: Luis García Berlanga | Stars: Richard Basehart, José Isbert, Paolo Stoppa, Juan Calvo
Votes: 908
65. The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon (1984 TV Special)
50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the 6th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ricardo Montalban. It is officially titled "THE MAGIC OF David Copperfield VI" but is better known as "The Magic of David ... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Jeff Margolis | Stars: David Copperfield, Ricardo Montalban, Bonnie Tyler, Heather Thomas
Votes: 44
66. The Devil and Ms. D (1999)
101 min | Comedy, Crime
Psychiatrist Cora is facing a professional crisis as two of her patients have fallen for each other. Stanislaus Nagy visits her practice, a peculiar young man who claims to be possessed by Maria Callas.
Director: Bernd Eichinger | Stars: Til Schweiger, Corinna Harfouch, Thomas Heinze, Christine Neubauer
Votes: 698
67. Life as a Couple (1958)
100 min | Comedy
The writer Pierre Carot became rich and famous with his book "Life as a Couple", which was based on the loving relationships of four couples. Now he's setting up his will and wants to leave... See full summary »
Director: Clément Duhour | Stars: Pierre Brasseur, Danielle Darrieux, Sophie Desmarets, Fernandel
Votes: 246
68. Tricky TV (2005–2010)
22 min | Family
Tricky TV is a magic and illusion show aimed at children and teenagers, presented by magician Stephen Mulhern. Each episode combines close-up magic, practical jokes, and large stage ... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Mulhern, Holly Willoughby, Stephen Williams Jr., Jennifer Ellison
Votes: 88
69. I Hate Actors (1986)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hollywood in the 1940s. A tyrannical producer, a paranoid director, a starlet engaged twenty-four times, an actor who refuses to age - all against a backdrop of a series of murders.
Director: Gérard Krawczyk | Stars: Jean Poiret, Michel Blanc, Bernard Blier, Patrick Floersheim
Votes: 260
70. Salut l'artiste (1973)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
Nicolas is an actor who only manages to get small roles in films, theatre and commericals. His domestic life does not fare much better as his mistress leaves him and he tries to return to his wife who is pregnant by another man.
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Françoise Fabian, Jean Rochefort, Evelyne Buyle
Votes: 318
71. Mindf*ck (2015– )
Reality-TV
An illusionist shows his sickest tricks to random people who can't believe what they are seeing. Illusion and distraction is where it's all about.
Stars: Victor Mids, Mark Rutte, Rico Verhoeven, André van Duin
Votes: 45
72. Venus of Paris (1941)
140 min | Drama, Romance
The imaginary voyage of a woman gone blind on her former lover's boat.
Director: Abel Gance | Stars: Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant, Lucienne Le Marchand, Jean Aquistapace
Votes: 148
73. The Magic of David Copperfield XV: Fires of Passion (1993 TV Special)
48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the 15th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced from Caesars Palace by David Copperfield himself, who describes an escapology number which would be performed in this location as the... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, Wayne Gretzky, Harry Houdini
Votes: 47
74. The Spider (1931)
Passed | 59 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
At the end of his magic show at the Tivoli theater, Chatrand the Great announces over a radio broadcast that he is trying to establish the identity of an amnesia victim, his assistant "... See full summary »
Directors: Kenneth MacKenna, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Lois Moran, El Brendel, John Arledge
Votes: 161
75. El gran simulador (2013)
76 min | Documentary, Biography
El Gran Simulador is a documentary about René Lavand, a globally recognized magician who lost his right arm at the age of 9.
Director: Nestor Frenkel | Stars: Rolando Chirico, Nora Gómez, René Lavand, Diego Santos
Votes: 87
76. The Magic of David Copperfield 10: The Bermuda Triangle (1988 TV Special)
49 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the 10th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Lisa Hartman and then presented by David Copperfield himself, from a huge triangular platform floating on the Atlantic ... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Gary Halvorson | Stars: David Copperfield, Lisa Hartman, Dawn Marie Swatchick
Votes: 41
77. The Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz (1987 TV Special)
49 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the 9th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ann Jillian after a short presentation by David Copperfield himself from the Alcatraz prison's beacon. It is the first one... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Gary Halvorson | Stars: David Copperfield, Ann Jillian, Al Capone, George Kelly
Votes: 44
78. Signál (2012)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
Two young technicians, Filos (Vojtech Dyk) and Kája (Krystof Hádek), come to a small village that is a bit cut off from the rest of the world in order to find the best place to install a ... See full summary »
Director: Tomás Rehorek | Stars: Vojtech Dyk, Krystof Hádek, Karel Roden, Bolek Polívka
Votes: 139
79. David Blaine: Ascension (2020 TV Special)
TV-14 | 178 min | Documentary, Mystery
David Blaine will redefine magic once again for an unprecedented live event at a time when the world could use a positive distraction.
Director: Matthew Akers | Stars: Luke Aikins, Mike Bauwens, David Blaine, Dessa Blaine
Votes: 148
80. The Gift (X) (2014)
8 min | Short, Drama, Romance
The gift wrapper of a department store works after hours to serve a stage magician.
Director: Ivan Petukhov | Stars: Uma Thurman, Andrew Bowen, Edie McClurg, Patricia Rust
Votes: 236
81. The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane (1981 TV Special)
50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the 4th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Jason Robards and then presented by David Copperfield himself, inside a flying Lear Jet. For the first time he is also the... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: David Copperfield, Jason Robards, Susan Anton, Audrey Landers
Votes: 50
82. The Magic of David Copperfield XII: The Niagara Falls Challenge (1990 TV Special)
48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the 12th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by a voice offstage who describes the location of the escape that David Copperfield will perform in this special as his last ... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, Kim Alexis, Penn Jillette, Teller
Votes: 71
83. Hatena Iryûjon (2020– )
24 min | Animation
Makoto não pode esperar para começar o seu aprendizado mágico e se reconectar com a filha do seu mentor, Hatena, na sua mansão assombrada.
Stars: Tabitha Ray, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Sumire Uesaka, Mao Ichimichi
Votes: 76
84. The Illusionist (1983)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A teenage boy (the Illusionist), dreams of becoming a magician. After his mentally challenged brother is taken to a mental institution due to an attempted strangling, the Illusionist starts a journey to rescue him from being lobotomized.
Director: Jos Stelling | Stars: Freek de Jonge, Jim van der Woude, Catrien Wolthuizen, Gerard Thoolen
Votes: 731
85. The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream (1992 TV Special)
49 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the 14th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host James Earl Jones, who talks about the "flying dream" while David Copperfield is sitting at a large desk in a room where ... See full summary »
Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, James Earl Jones, Orson Welles
Votes: 69
86. Criss Angel Trick'd Up (2016 TV Special)
43 min | Reality-TV
The "Magician of the Century," illusionist Criss Angel dares to transcend boundaries once again. With more than 30 illusions, "Trick'd Up" gives an uncensored look at Criss as he astounds audiences with new revolutionary demonstrations.
Director: Criss Angel | Stars: Criss Angel, Steve Aoki, Banachek, Miles Brown
Votes: 32
87. Uramisten (1984)
93 min | Drama
Young artiste (Oszkár Sajek) has an accident and gets a limp. He finds out that a superannuated artiste (Lipót Binder) has a fantastic attraction. Sajek would do anything to get it, but Lipót Binder is a very stubborn old man.
Director: Péter Gárdos | Stars: Kamill Feleki, Károly Eperjes, György Dörner, László Csákányi
Votes: 169
88. The War Illusionist (2001 TV Movie)
41 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The unique story of the British Stage Magician, Jasper Maskelyne who, when war broke out, offered his 'special skills' to the War Dept.
Star: Sean Barry-Weske
89. The Magic of David Copperfield XI: The Explosive Encounter (1989 TV Special)
49 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
David Copperfield performs illusions; at the end, he must escape from a hotel that is about to be demolished.
Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, Emma Samms, D.A. Hänks
Votes: 54
90. The Living Playing Cards (1905)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
With a brand-new deck of playing cards in his hand, an elegantly-attired thaumaturge, by fire and the pure power of illusion, transforms a plain nine of spades card into a full-size Queen of Hearts.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,580
91. The Third Wish (2017)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Kindly, mischievous and humorous story about the troubles of a lovesick teenager called Albert.
Director: Vít Karas | Stars: Filip Antonio, Lukás Brezina, Jitka Cvancarová, Martin Mysicka
Votes: 111
92. Daïnah la métisse (1932)
51 min | Drama
Shades of Othello loom in this engrossing exploration of class, race, and murder set on an ocean liner. Young Dainah encounters an engineer on board who mistakes pleasantries for flirtation... See full summary »
Director: Jean Grémillon | Stars: Charles Vanel, Habib Benglia, Gaston Dubosc, Lucien Guérard
Votes: 279
93. The Magic of David Copperfield (1978 TV Special)
50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the first official Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Orson Welles and broadcasted on CBS like all the following ones, while the previous year he has been the star and ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Henry | Stars: David Copperfield, Carl Ballantine, Valerie Bertinelli, Sherman Hemsley
Votes: 97
94. Psilos, lignos kai pseftaros (1985)
89 min | Comedy
The life and times of now elderly Pipis Parlapipas, the biggest liar ever existed, whose Munchausen-like adventures have become a TV series, left as a heritage for his relatives.
Director: Yiannis Hartomatzidis | Stars: Stathis Psaltis, Kaiti Finou, Giannis Rotas, Teta Douzou
Votes: 205
95. A Turn of the Century Illusionist (1899)
1 min | Short, Fantasy
A magician and his assistant perform numerous magic acts.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,099
96. A Christmas Dream (1984 TV Movie)
TV-G | 60 min | Family
In this NBC Christmas Special from 1984, Mr. T plays a street Santa Claus who meets a young boy, played by Emmanuel Lewis of TV's Webster, who doesn't share the spirit of Christmas. Mr. T ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Smith | Stars: Mr. T, Emmanuel Lewis, David Copperfield, Maureen McGovern
Votes: 38
97. World of Magic (1982 TV Special)
60 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Cherish Alexander, Billy Crystal, Debby Douillard, Doug Henning
Votes: 109
98. Magic at the Roxy (1976 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directors: Mike Gargiulo, George A. Romero | Stars: Peter Graves, Carl Ballantine, David Copperfield, Bob Dorian
99. The Magic of David Copperfield XVI: Unexplained Forces (1995 TV Special)
47 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This is the 16th and penultimate CBS Copperfield TV special, which six years later will be followed by the 17th and last one, Copperfield: Tornado of Fire (2001). The special is introduced ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Dimich | Star: David Copperfield
Votes: 60
100. The Last Trick (1964)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Two magicians, Mr. Schwarzwald and Mr. Edgar, try to outdo each other in performing elaborate magic tricks, leading to a violent ending.
Director: Jan Svankmajer
Votes: 1,054