Now You See Me (2013)
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An FBI agent and an Interpol detective must track down a team of magicians who perform daring bank heists during their public performances.
The story
The plot follows an FBI agent and an Interpol detective who track and attempt to bring to justice a team of magicians who pull off bank heists and robberies during their performances and reward their audiences with the money. The story begins with four highly talented magicians—J. Daniel Atlas, Merritt McKinney, Henley Reeves, and Jack Wilder—who receive a card leading them to an apartment in New York City. There, they discover holographic instructions from an unknown benefactor. A year later, they perform as 'The Four Horsemen' in a show funded by insurance magnate Arthur Tressler, where their final trick involves a daring heist in Paris.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Four magicians known as 'The Four Horsemen' perform a heist in Paris, and are subsequently pursued by FBI agent Dylan Rhodes and Interpol detective Alma Dray. With the help of Thaddeus Bradley, a former magician-turned-debunker, the authorities track the Horsemen through various performances in New Orleans and New York. The Horsemen are revealed to be part of a secret group called 'the Eye' that steals from the powerful to aid the vulnerable. The plot culminates in a final confrontation at 5 Pointz, where the Horsemen disappear in a flurry of counterfeit money while the real money is hidden in Thaddeus's car. It is revealed that Dylan is the son of a magician whose career was ruined by Thaddeus and whose death was caused by a faulty safe. Dylan orchestrated the heists as revenge for his father's death, and he eventually joins the Eye.
- First release year
- 2013
- Runtime (minutes)
- 115
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Louis Leterrier
- Cast and characters
- Jesse Eisenberg · J. Daniel Atlas; Mark Ruffalo · Dylan Rhodes; Woody Harrelson · Merritt McKinney; Mélanie Laurent · Alma Dray; Isla Fisher · Henley Reeves; Common · Agent Evans; Dave Franco · Jack Wilder; Michael Caine · Arthur Tressler; Morgan Freeman · Thaddeus Bradley
- Genres
- heist; crime; thriller
- Themes
- revenge; justice
- Tone and mood
- thriller
- Premise and plot tags
- heist; magic; con artists
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews with criticism being focused on the ending, but became a box office success, grossing $351.7 million worldwide against a budget of $75 million.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 51% · scale: percentage · review count: 174; Metacritic · score: 50 · scale: 100 · review count: 35
- Awards and nominations
- People's Choice Award · Favorite Thriller Movie · win; Empire Award · Best Thriller · nomination; Saturn Award · Best Thriller Film · nomination; Saturn Award · Best Music · nomination
- Production trivia
- Isla Fisher nearly drowned during the filming of the water tank scene.; The film's budget was $75 million.; The film grossed $351.7 million worldwide.
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