Robert Angier és un il·lusionista respectat que s'obsessiona amb un dels trucs del rival Alfred Borden. Per aconseguir el truc farà tot el possible, sense saber fins a quin punt canviarà la vida...
Un any després dels fets de la primera pel·lícula, els Genets s'embarquen en una altra aventura plena de misteris, trucs i enganys, on la veritat no sortirà a la llum fins al final. En aquesta ocasió, un jove ambiciós els manipularà per aconseguir un xip capaç d'accedir a tots els sistemes informàtics del món, i els Genets viuran una lluita de final incert per demostrar la seva innocència i treure els culpables a la llum.
La Jess, una jove estafadora aficionada, intenta enganyar en Nicky per robar-li els diners, però ell és un estafador professional i li descobreix el joc. La Jess li demana que li ensenyi l'ofici i li deixi formar part del seu equip de lladres, ell finalment l'hi permet i se'n van amb tot l'equip a cometre robatoris a Nova Orleans. S'enamoren l'un de l'altre, però en Nicky se'n separa perquè per a ell, l'amor no casa amb l'ofici. Al cap d'uns anys es retrobaran a Buenos Aires, on en Nicky prepara un gran cop relacionat amb les apostes.
Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.
En Harry i la seva mare tenen somnis molt diferents: ella està permanentment a dieta esperant el dia en què podrà participar al seu concurs televisiu preferit; l’ambició d’en Harry i la seva xicota Marion és fer-se rics venent droga i utilitzar els guanys per obrir un negoci propi, però mai tenen prou diners per fer-ho. Tot i així, en Harry i la Marion no es resignen i faran l’inimaginable per aconseguir la vida que anhelen.
David Aames ho té tot: és guapo, té diners i una bonica dona al seu costat. Però just quan ha trobat el veritable amor a Sofia, pateix un accident d'automòbil que li deixa la cara horriblement desfigurada i ho perd tot.
When a U.S. Marine returns home from Afghanistan, he finds that the place he once called home is no better than the battlefields he fought on overseas. Accompanied by his best friend, he searches desperately for the whereabouts of his estranged son and wife. In their search, the two intercept a man carrying vital information about his family.
After losing her parents, young flower selling Midori is put up by a fairground group. She is abused and forced to slavery, until the arrival of an enigmatic magician of short stature, who gives her hope for a better future.
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.
The world renowned “Invincible Hand” Ken could identify not only mahjong tiles, but also cards with his fingers which had made him a legend. Upon his retirement as the Chief Security Consultant in Las Vegas, Ken returned to his hometown Macau, where he met his old friend Benz, and Benz’s son Cool and nephew Karl. Both Cool and Karl wanted to follow Ken. Ken claimed that if Cool could successfully cheat him once or win over him, he would then accept Cool as his protégé. Cool’s step brother Lionel, an undercover agent, had disguised his identity in an international gambling mafia which had planned to form an alliance with mafias in illegal gambling from all over the world to control the result of soccer matches. Lionel had recorded the entire conference, with the criminal evidence kept in an imitated eye. The eye was coincidentally given to Rainbow, Ken’s only daughter, which put her in danger. The retired Ken was forced to use his “Magic Hand” once again to uncover the evil plan…
Adaptació d'un conte de Julio Cortázar que narra la història d'un fotògraf que, després de fer unes preses en un parc londinenc, descobreix en revelar-les una forma irreconeixible que és un cadàver. Premiada al Festival de Cannes amb la Palma d'Or.
A TV talk-show hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician whom has the ability to hypnotize and control the thoughts of people in order to stage gory on-stage illusions using his powers of mind bending.
In the darkly phantasmagorical world of the carnival magician and sideshow hypnotist, the gruesome "illusions" of Montag the Magnificent are unique in that they seem to become retroactive reality long after the the tricks are done. Is it coincidence, or circumstantial evidence of the world's most diabolically ingenious murders? When an underground journalist begins to investigate the strange deaths, the truth proves to be far more bizarre and disturbing than anything he or his readers might have imagined.
A band-leader has arranged seven chairs for the members of his band. When he sits down in the first chair, a cymbal player appears in the same chair, then rises and sits in the next chair. As the cymbal player sits down, a drummer appears in the second chair, and then likewise moves on to the third chair. In this way, an entire band is soon formed, and is then ready to perform.
Don Gallico és un mestre en el disseny d'il·lusions màgiques que ven a través del seu empleat, el Sr. Ormond, a mags famosos com Rinaldi. També és un mestre en el disseny de màscares de disfressa realistes. Quan Don s'embarca en la seva pròpia carrera com a Gallico 'the Great', mostrant les seves pròpies il·lusions magistrals, els seus somnis es fan miques per Ormond, per la qual cosa paga la seva frustració assassinant-lo.
A young government official, named Dondup, who is smitten with America (he even has a denim gho) dreams of escaping there while stuck in a beautiful but isolated village. He hopes to connect in the U.S. with a visa out of the country. He misses the one bus out of town to Thimphu, however, and is forced to hitchhike and walk along the Lateral Road to the west, accompanied by an apple seller, a Buddhist monk with his ornate, dragon-headed dramyin, a drunk, a widowed rice paper maker, and his beautiful daughter, Sonam.
As per the demands of the villagers, the government builds a dam in Vellimala. However, things take a turn when the government decides to destroy the dam as it is marked unsafe.
In this modern-day version of the Rasputin story, David Hemmings plays an up-and-coming senator, Nick Rast, whose young son is terminally ill with leukaemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster Doc Wheelan are less happy with events.
Jake's Closet takes you back through childhood in a suspenseful and deeply moving story that dives deep into the mind of a little boy under the stress of a fractured family.
Released in 1999, The Devil's Picturebook is a stunning collection of card material that was years ahead of its time. The card magic that Derren performs and teaches offers a rare glimpse into how he thinks about his magic, and how he constructs routines. Then, as now, the audience's emotions are always Derren's primary focus.
Over the course of three hours, The Devil's Picturebook gives the audience a detailed insight into this rare Derren Brown material. The first half explains in detail some classic card routines from his early career as a conjurer, all of which rely on sleight of hand, misdirection, and audience management. The second half features his incredible, pioneering psychological card routines and shows a distinct move towards the mentalism for which he is now known.