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Scoop(2006)

PG-13
| 1h 36min | Comedy, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 724 votes)

An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.

The Last Unicorn(1982)

3.6/5 (with 201 votes)

From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a now middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

Emanuelle and the Erotic Nights(1978)

1h 23min | Documentary
2.7/5 (with 7 votes)

Emanuelle hosts this peculiar sexploitation Mondo film that looks at several examples of bizarre sexual behavior.

Disappearance at Clifton Hill(2020)

1h 40min | Thriller
2.8/5 (with 37 votes)

Following the death of her mother, a young woman returns home to Niagara Falls and becomes entangled in the memory of a kidnapping she claims to have witnessed as a child.

Directed by Albert Shin

The Great Buck Howard(2008)

PG
| 1h 27min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 104 votes)

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.

Houdini(1953)

NR
| 1h 46min | Drama, Romance / Love, History
3.3/5 (with 30 votes)

By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, handcuffs and... Scotland Yard's jails.

The Vanishing Lady(1896)

1min | Mystery
3.1/5 (with 49 votes)

Georges Méliès makes a woman disappear, then reappear.

Magician Mickey(1937)

NR
| 8min | Animation
3.4/5 (with 22 votes)

Donald continually heckles Mickey's magic act, but Mickey bests him at every turn. Donald shoots off a magic pistol that causes all the stage props to fall down on them at the finish of the act.

Directed by David Hand

It's Magic, Charlie Brown(1981)

3.4/5 (with 17 votes)

When Snoopy turns Charlie Brown invisible in a magic act, he has trouble changing him back.

Directed by Phil Roman

David Blaine: Real or Magic(2013)

3.4/5 (with 38 votes)

David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the world, such as Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Ricky Gervais, Katy Perry, Woody Allen, and Robert DeNiro, to name a few. He goes to the homes of Kanye West and Harrison Ford, Will Smith and Olivia Wilde. He pays a visit to Stephen Hawking at his office in Cambridge University. Blaine also travels the world, astonishing people from all walks of life with never-before seen, inconceivable magic.

Directed by Matthew Akers

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island(1939)

NR
| 1h 12min | Mystery, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage magician, a phoney spiritualist, and a for-real mind reader.

David Blaine: What Is Magic?(2010)

PG
| 44min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 11 votes)

David Blaine travels around America to perform tricks in the UK premiere of his show What Is Magic? He visits New Orleans where he carries out a money trick in front of locals, producing hundreds of dollars at their fingertips before stopping off at New York to conduct magic in front of Orlando Bloom. But the jewel in David's crown is his shot at the infamous The Bullet Catch; a trick which sees a 22 calibre bullet being fired at point blank range directly at the magician who then has to catch the bullet in a small metal cup in his mouth. The stunt is filmed using Phantom Camera technology which shoots 10,000 frames per second so that not a fraction of the action is missed.

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David Blaine: Beyond Magic(2016)

3.5/5 (with 19 votes)

In his most revealing performance yet, the one-hour special features an exploration into Blaine’s trademark style of street magic as he once again stuns his audience.

Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery(2013)

3.6/5 (with 6 votes)

In this brand new episode, master illusionist and showman Derren Brown plans to pull off the perfect crime. He’s bet renowned art collector Ivan Massow that he can steal a painting from right under his nose. In true Derren style, he will tell Ivan exactly which painting he plans to target – a work by Turner-nominated British brothers Jake and Dinos Chapman no less – as well as what time the theft will happen. He’ll even give him a photograph of the person that’s going to take it.

Directed by Jon Richards

To: Gerard(2020)

3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

A sprightly elderly man brightens the day of a little girl through magic.

David Blaine: Street Magic(1997)

3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

On May 19, 1997, Blaine's first television special, David Blaine: Street Magic aired on the ABC network. According to the New York Daily News, “Blaine can lay claim to his own brand of wizardry. The magic he offers in tonight’s show operates on an uncommonly personal level.” When asked about his performance style, David explained, “I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago.”'.

The Great Houdinis(1976)

NR
| 1h 36min | Drama, TV Movie, History
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on her deathbed that he would speak from the beyond.

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home(2020)

42min | Comedy
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A special for these unique times. Filmed entirely at the homes of Penn & Teller and their friends around the world, Penn & Teller: Try This at Home showcases new magic Penn & Teller and their magician friends have developed at home and teaches viewers how to do an array of tricks themselves while being joined by celebrity guests including Elle and Dakota Fanning, Michael Carbonaro and Shin Lim.

Ghost Catchers(1944)

NR
| 1h 8min | Comedy, Horror, Music, Mystery, Crime
2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

Two zanies get mixed up with a Southern colonel, his beautiful daughters, a nightclub and a haunted mansion.

Directed by Edward F. Cline - With Ole Olsen

Dark Realm(2013)

1h 30min | Horror
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Dark Realm is the story of a Master Illusionist inspired by the Occult who may actually be in league with evil forces to assure his success. It may also bring destruction for him, and everyone else in his macabre show.

Iron Maiden: Raising Hell(1994)

1h 53min | Music
3.6/5 (with 3 votes)

On August 28, 1993, metal superstars Iron Maiden and horror illusionist Simon Drake combined to create the most macabre musical event of all time: Raising Hell. In this first and only live rock concert with a horror movie setting, Raising Hell celebrates lead singer Bruce Dickinson's final performance with Iron Maiden. The band's electrifying concert performance, taped live at Pinewood Studios, London, incorporates blood curdling illusions and seventeen classic Iron Maiden songs, five not seen on the original pay-per-view broadcast. In a 100+ minutes, Iron Maiden "raises hell" in a performance that will live on forever.

Mysteries of Magic(1997)

G
| 52min | Documentary

Learn the origins of tricks that have amazed and befuddled audiences for centuries in this exhaustive survey of the world of magic, from the magicians of ancient Egypt to the top magicians of the 1990s. This magical mystery tour covers the classic "cups and balls" routine; the whistle-blowing book that saved wizards from getting burned at the stake; and interviews with such modern masters as Lance Burton, Eugene Burger and Jeff McBride.

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too(2020)

42min | Comedy

Filmed entirely at the homes of Penn & Teller and their friends around the world, "Penn & Teller: Try This At Home Too" is the second show from the magical duo and showcases new magic Penn & Teller and their magician friends have developed at home.  Penn & Teller teach viewers how to do an array of tricks themselves and are joined by celebrity guests including Howie Mandel, Piff the Magic Dragon, and the cast of "Nancy Drew" including Kennedy McMann, Scott Wolf, Riley Smith, Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani, and Tunji Kasim. We will also get a chance to see viewer videos submitted showcasing versions of tricks they learned on Penn & Teller’s first “Try This At Home” show. .

Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth(1995)

High-tech magician Rudy Coby aka (Labman) and his sidekick Atom serve up a strange brand of Magical science, as they cut off their limbs with a chain saw, shrink themselves, and fix their robot girl.

Count DeClues' Mystery Castle(1993)

An illusionist named Count DeClues solves mysteries that occur in his castle.

The Wizard of the White Carnation(1945)

1h 24min | Crime, Thriller, Comedy
2.3/5 (with 1 vote)

Finnish thriller. Dentist Lauri Liesi is performing as a magician in the Hotel Metropol. Meanwhile, during his performance, top-secret letters of engineer Arpila are stolen from his room. Mr. Liesi is then being accused of the theft. To clear his name he starts to investigate and search the culprits from the criminal underworld. With the help of a former circus man Romonen, he begins to unveil the truth.

Directed by Ilmari Unho

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End(2005)

1h 28min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End is a two-hour special that premiered on NBC on November 13, 2005. It featured magicians Penn & Teller performing a variety of illusions in various locations around the Caribbean, most of which were done underwater or involved marine animals. It also featured a performance by musician Aaron Carter.

Billy Topit(2015)

NR
| 1h 50min | Comedy

A Las Vegas magician who performs at children's birthday parties convinces the woman of his dreams to be his assistant, while the local Mob guys try to make him disappear permanently.

The Most Beautiful Stories of the Easter Bunny(1993)

There are only a few days until Easter. The Easter Bunnies are very busy. But things don't turn how the way they should, the most beautiful and colorful Easter eggs have disappeared. Harry, the Easter Bunny detective, faces a difficult task. And there's Nikki, the Easter bunny girl, who suddenly starts to feel weird at the Easter Egg hiding place. No wonder, because she is immediately pulled out of the cylinder of a magician who is just giving a children's performance. And because even Easter Bunny children like to tell stories, they imagine what would happen if the Easter Bunny was not an Easter Bunny but an Easter Elephant or an Easter Giraffe. You're bound to think of even more.

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers(2012)

G
| 1h 48min | Kids & Family

When Max the Magician (guest star Will Arnett) comes to Sesame Street, Elmo and his friends are excited for a fun magic show! Max makes a scarf appear and cards disappear and Elmo, Big Bird and Rosita are amazed, but Chris points out what Max is really doing is subtraction and addition. This story highlights these math areas and is followed by the rest of a full hour episode complete with additional math and number films as well as favorite segments such as Elmo's World, Murray Had A Little Lamb and The Adventures of Bert and Ernie. Enjoy another full hour of a second math centric story "Hat Day" where Elmo and Zoe have a contest to see who can wear the most hats! Elmo and Zoe must count, estimate and even count by fives. This second story is also followed by the rest of a full hour episode including the spoof "30 Rocks" which has a counting theme. Elmo's World Hats and the classic Pinball Number Count series are bonus extras!

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