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Death Defying Acts (2008)

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Reviews Counted:27

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Rotten:9

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Pretty but dull, with unconvincing turns from Zeta-Jones and Pearce. If you want a period magician movie, seek out The Prestige or The Illusionist instead.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jul 11, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Celebrated director Gillian Armstrong (MY BRILLIANT CAREER, LITTLE WOMEN) helms this film about Harry Houdini's romance with a con woman. In his attempts to contact his dead mother, the magician... Celebrated director Gillian Armstrong (MY BRILLIANT CAREER, LITTLE WOMEN) helms this film about Harry Houdini's romance with a con woman. In his attempts to contact his dead mother, the magician (Guy Pearce) meets a beautiful psychic named Mary (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who isn't all she appears. Joined by her daughter (ATONEMENT's Saoirse Ronan), Mary tries to con Harry out of his $10,000 reward, an effort which is complicated by the love that grows between them. Set in 1926, this lush period drama also stars Timothy Spall (ENCHANTED). [More]

Starring: Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan

Starring: Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan

Director: Gillian Armstrong

Director: Gillian Armstrong
Screenwriter: Tony Grisoni, Brian Ward
Producer: Chris Curling, Marian MacGowan
Composer: Cezary Skubiszewski
Studio: Third Rail

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