

The Illusionist
Nothing is what it seems
With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.
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7.3/10
5,546 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $16.5M
- Box office
- $87.9M
- Language
- English
- princess
- magic
- rivalry
- love
- vienna, austria
- super power
- crown prince
- duchess
- mysterious
- childhood sweetheart
- romantic
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- PhysicalBlu-ray25 Jun 2019
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival22 Jan 2006
- Theatrical (limited)PG-1318 Aug 2006
- Theatrical1 Sept 2006
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG2 Mar 2007
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalDVD9 Jul 2007
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM1 Mar 2007
CanadaCA
- Theatrical18A18 Aug 2006
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical19 Oct 2006
ArmeniaAM
- Theatrical13 Jan 2007
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical24 Jan 2007
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival22 Sept 2006
- PremiereManaus Film Festival16 Nov 2006
- Theatrical1424 Nov 2006
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical1 Dec 2007
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1515 Dec 2006
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The Illusionist was released on 18 August 2006.
Audience reviews
3- G9.5/10
GeekMasher
3/15/2013
When I looked at this film for the first time I was unsure it would be any good... I was completely amazed by how this film was good. The actors all played there role very well. The film has a very good storyline and I was compelled to watch it. All in all a great movie, worth watching.
- J8/10
John Chard
2/2/2019
Life and death. Space and time. Fate and chance. Theses are the forces of the universe. The Illusionist is directed by Neil Burger and Burger adapts the screenplay from "Eisenheim the Illusionist" written by Steven Millhauser. It stars Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel and Rufus Sewell. Music is by Philip Glass and cinematography by Dick Pope. How splendid, a period romantic mystery that's filled with…
- J9/10
JPV852
8/28/2019
Seen this movie several times over the years and still find it so entertaining and satisfying thanks in large part to Edward Norton's performance. In some ways, although not as expertly directed, I prefer this over The Prestige, which is a great movie in its own right.
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