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Make Believe

  • 20102010
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  • 1h 28m
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7.0/10
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Make Believe (2010)
A coming of age journey set in the quirky subculture of magic, this film follows six of the world's best young magicians as they battle for the title of Teen World Champion.
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Six of the world's best young magicians battle for the title of Teen World Champion.Six of the world's best young magicians battle for the title of Teen World Champion.Six of the world's best young magicians battle for the title of Teen World Champion.
IMDb RATING
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482
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  • Director
    • Clay Tweel
  • Writer
    • Cleven S. Loham
  • Stars
    • Ed Alonzo
    • Albert M. Belmont Jr.
    • Gay Blackstone
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  • Director
    • Clay Tweel
  • Writer
    • Cleven S. Loham
  • Stars
    • Ed Alonzo
    • Albert M. Belmont Jr.
    • Gay Blackstone
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    • 5User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
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    Ed Alonzo
    Ed Alonzo
    • Self
    Albert M. Belmont Jr.
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    Gay Blackstone
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    Eugene Burger
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    Lance Burton
    • Self
    Joan Caesar
    • Self
    Bill Cook
    • Self
    • (as Bill Koch)
    Joe Diamond
    • Self
    Bob Dorian
    Bob Dorian
    • Self
    Kyle Eschen
    • Self
    Siphiwe Fangase
    • Self
    Eric Giliam
    • Self
    Andrew Goldenhersh
    • Self
    William Goodwin
    • Self
    David Gore
    • Self
    Hideo Hara
    • Self
    Hiroki Hara
    • Self
    Mio Hara
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    • Director
      • Clay Tweel
    • Writer
      • Cleven S. Loham
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    8/10
    A wonderful magic show inside a stirring documentary
    This movie kept me engaged from cover to cover. Twice, already. All of the magician subjects grow before your eyes in their magic, confidence, and identity. And their understanding of what it takes to achieve mastery is breathtaking.

    There is a punchy beat as the movie follows its subjects across continents. Kudos to Lucas Vidal for a terrific score. And to whoever created the story structure of bringing everyone to Vegas about a third into the movie, then back tracking. I felt indulged to be inside the Magic Castle during some of the scenes.

    I hope this movie will inspire everyone who sees it. The child magician is latent in us all- these are kids who have worked hard to make it manifest.
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    • joesoch64
    • Jun 30, 2011

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
      • South Africa
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Firefly Theater & Films
      • Level 22
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,085
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,085
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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