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Death Defying Acts · LeviOsa

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2007·PG

Love is inescapable

DramaRomance1h 37m

🍅42%

🍅

42%

Tomatometer

🍿

26%

Popcornmeter

5.9

TMDB

Storyline

On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorGillian Armstrong

ReleasedSep 13, 2007

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$20M

Revenue

$8.4M

Parental guidePGUS

Studios

BBC Film

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Myriad PicturesZephyr FilmsMacGowan Films

Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Mary McGarvie

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Harry Houdini

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Sugarman

Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse Ronan

Benji McGarvie

Malcolm Shields

Malcolm Shields

Leith Romeo

Leni Harper

Leni Harper

Leith Romeo's wife

Ralph Riach

Ralph Riach

Mr. Robertson

Olivia Darnley

Flower Stall Seller

Anthony O'Donnell

Anthony O'Donnell

Oily Librarian

Billy McColl

McTavish

James Holmes

Ugly Mug

Melanie Harris

Rose

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

FlixOlé

Reviews

10 reviews · 7 critics · 2 fans

3 fresh · 6 rotten

Critics 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.”

42% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

L

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

RTMetro Newspaper (UK)Aug 8, 2008

Any magic is instantly dispelled by the dead hand of a tirelessly pouting Zeta-Jones, whose slap boasts more layers than her talent.

D

Derek Malcolm

RTLondon Evening StandardAug 8, 2008

It's all a touch undercooked and dull.

A

Anthony Quinn

RTIndependent (UK)Aug 8, 2008

It's a movie that seems to have been lavished with care and performed with gusto, yet its tale of fakery sounds its own knell: there's not a believable moment in it.

B

Brian Eggert

RTDeep Focus ReviewMar 7, 2024

Immersed in beautifully atmospheric location photography by cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos, shooting in and around original Scottish architecture, the film’s presentation is stunning.

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Information

Title

Death Defying Acts

Released

Sep 13, 2007

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

Australia, United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Status

Released

Studios

BBC Film, Australian Film Finance Corporation

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