Magic at the Cinemas

Magic themes within movies.

Cardsharps

Movies with cardsharps demonstrating skills with cards.

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

Movies where the main them is about magic

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

Movies where there is some magic shown

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.
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)
"Zandalee" - Nicolas Cage does the Rising Card
"Terror Train - David Copperfield
"A Haunting We Will Go" with Laurel and Hardy - Dante played himself
Orlando (1992) - Heathcote Williams does a French drop coin vanish. And Robert Houdin's Orange Tree automaton makes an appearance?
'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
Out of Rosenheim (1987) Marianne Sägebrecht (Jasmine) did some tricks in a truck-stop café, vanishing silk, flying cane, producing cards, etc.