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The Illusionist
2006
· Movie
· 110 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1489
- IMDb #998
- Google retired #1128
- Rotten Tomatoes #1754
- Metacritic #1521
- Letterboxd #2397
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2460
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1296
- Metacritic Critics #1627
- Metacritic Audience #1369
- Criticker #1268
- Douban #1030
- Kinopoisk #269
- AlloCiné #1127
- Trakt #990
Every rating
54–90
out of 100
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his skills to win the heart of a woman far above his social standing, a duchess engaged to a cruel crown prince. He conjures illusions of increasing grandeur to persuade her to run away with him, drawing the suspicion of a dogged police inspector.
Details
- Director
- Neil Burger
- Writer
- Neil Burger
- Based on
- Eisenheim the Illusionist by Steven Millhauser
- Released
- 18 August 2006
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $16.5M
- Box office
- $87.9M
- Awards
- 1 win, 1 nomination
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Awards & nominations
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| 79th Academy Awards 2007 | Best Cinematography | Dick Pope | Nominee |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award 2006 | Best Composer | Philip Glass | Winner |
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79th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Dick Pope | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Composer | Philip Glass | Winner |