MOVIE REVIEW

The Illusionist / 2006

Nothing is what it seems

7.3 / 10 (5,286 votes)

110 minutes

DIRECTOR Neil Burger

WRITERS Neil Burger

CAST Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jake Wood, Tom Fisher, Karl Johnson, Vincent Franklin, Nicholas Blane, Philip McGough, Erich Redman, Michael Carter

PRODUCTION Contagious Entertainment, Michael London Productions, Koppelman-Levien

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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

The Illusionist adalah sebuah Fantasy, Drama, Thriller, Romance yang dirilis pada tahun 2006. “Nothing is what it seems” Film ini disutradarai oleh Neil Burger dan dibintangi oleh Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan.

The Illusionist menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, The Illusionist menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, The Illusionist adalah Fantasy yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

Last Updated: April 29, 2026

COMMUNITY REVIEWS FROM TMDB

GeekMasher 9.5/10

March 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.

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John Chard 8/10

February 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 the mysticism of magical conjurings and political volatility. Plot essentially has Norton as Eisenheim The Illusionist, who later in life runs into Sophie (Biel), his childhood sweetheart, and finds that she's on course to...

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JPV852 9/10

August 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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