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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.
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7.0/10
483
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POPULARITY
110,824
5,176
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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
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Ed Alonzo
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    Gay Blackstone
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    Eugene Burger
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    Lance Burton
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    Joan Caesar
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    Bill Cook
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    Joe Diamond
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    Bob Dorian
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    Kyle Eschen
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    Eric Giliam
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    David Gore
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    Hideo Hara
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    Hiroki Hara
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    • Director
      • Clay Tweel
    • Writer
      • Cleven S. Loham
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      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.19 (2011)

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    9/10
    Character driven with a lot of heart.
    Just had the chance to see Make Believe yesterday at the Los Angeles Film Festival where it was announced the film had one "Best Documentary." I can see why. In a time where, more often than not, documentary films are about making statements and arguments, Make Believe allows us to meet a number of young magicians, each one of whom has a fascinating story is a truly interesting character.

    By focusing on youth who happen to be competing at the World Magic Teen Competition, rather than making it a documentary ABOUT the competition, the filmmakers let us take our time in meeting and interacting with each of the magicians. Offering no judgement while simultaneously avoiding any over-glorification, the right tone is hit perfectly to simply explore a world.

    Yes, there's a slightly heavy handed message that magic lets the awkward communicate on a world stage...but they don't push it too hard. All in all, a great documentary. Let's hope I can see it on Netflix soon.
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    • Jun 27, 2010

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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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