Magic at the Cinemas

Magic themes within movies.

Magic as the main theme

Movies where the main theme is about magic:

• The Prestige
• The Illusionist
• THE ESCAPE ARTIST - Ricky Jay's hands were used in and Harry Anderson had a bit part.

Cardsharps as the main theme

Movies with cardsharps demonstrating skills with cards:

• The Cincinnati Kid (1965) Jay Ose
• The Flim-Flam Man (1967) Jay Ose
• The Sting (1973) John Scarne
• Il Grande Bluff (1976) Tony Binarelli
• Maverick (1994) Mel Gibson
• Shade (2004) R. Paul Wilson, Jason England Stewart Townsend performs Lee Asher's Ripper.

• The Skin Game Michael Skinner

Magic is performed

Movies which contain a magic performance :

• This Gun for Hire (1942) - Traveling to Los Angeles to kill his way to the top of his betrayers, Raven meets up with Ellen Graham (Veronica Lake) a nightclub magician and singer.
• Modesty Blaise (1966) - Silvan appears as the evil henchman Pacco. Some billiard manipulation, appearing cane and other tricks.
• Out of Rosenheim (1987) Marianne Sägebrecht (Jasmine) did some tricks in a truck-stop café, vanishing silk, flying cane, producing cards, etc.
• Orlando (1992) - Heathcote Williams does a French drop coin vanish. And Robert Houdin's Orange Tree automaton makes an appearance?
• King of Masks (1996) - The main character is a master of the old Art of Sichuan Mask Changing (reminiscent of Jeff McBride's mask routine)
• Blackjack (1996) with Dolph Lundgren starring, has a lot of magic in it.

• Mission Impossible by John Woo has magic in it
• "My Cousin Vinny" - Joe Pesci does a color-change.
• "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" - Gerard Majax did the entire opening credits with Card Florishes and Color Changes
• "Zandalee" - Nicolas Cage does the Rising Card
• "A Haunting We Will Go" with Laurel and Hardy - Dante played himself
• "Terror Train - David Copperfield