-Terror Train (have you heard of that one?!?!?!)
-Houdini (1953)
-The Grim Game
-Ansiktet (from one of the great directors of all time_
-Hugo
-The Prestige

Are just a few on our list of the "best". Of course, it's all debatable, here's our full list... https://www.carnivalofillusion.com/best-......time.php

Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magicians_(2007_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_in_the_Moonlight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incred......derstone

Hey! This is one of those idease/concepts that most all newcomers to this wonderful world(of Magic) really do cross, like some bridge of rites. The rites of passage bridge? (Needs work --Teacher.)

Once we realise our lovè for Magic is fast becoming near obsession then we realise that observing others who can execute sleights and display a level of proficiency in their performance skills is a great way to learn - what to do and what not to do!
So we then start to look for all thing Magic related. For me it was movies, which I've always found interesting. Now I absolutely LOVE.
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So thanks folks for all suggestions thus far.
I hope to add maybe a couple of so of my own to the bottom of the list soon.
Thanks for now!



Now! To work

21 w/Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Aaron Yoo, Desperate Acts of Magic, Rough Magic, Magicians w/ David Mitchell and Robert Webb, Shade, and finally Magicians w/ Til Schweiger, Claire Forlani, Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Rough Magic has very little magic, gumshoe detective Russel Crowe follows magician assistant to Mexico, romance, blah, blah...
Totally forgettable movie, do not waste your time.

Desperate Acts of Magic - Houdini has an affair.

Shade did have a scene at the Magic Castle and they met Vernon! Okay, an actor playing the part of the "Professor".
Good movie.

Https://youtu.be/BMqpU7lUlLg

Looks like I'll be watching Shade!
And thanks for the addition of The Illusionist animation because I had overlooked that until now.
Hopefully this thread will always continue to be added to.
Thanks for all the input, I try to watch everything mentioned here!

You may want to watch 'billy topit' with Lance Burton,
you can watch it for free on lances youtube channel.

In 1996 Bill Mcllhany wrote a 10-part series for MAGIC magazine called 'Magic and the Movies'. If you have the old issues you can look it up , or if you have an Ask Alexander subscription look it up online (also a Genii subscription gives you access to digital archives of all past issues of MAGIC and Genii)