Thriller movies about magicians

List of the best thriller movies about magicians according to visitors: The Prestige, Sneaky Pete, Dear John, Room, The Next Three Days, The Raven, Prisoners, Nocturnal Animals, Unstoppable, Split.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:05

    A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

      Sergeant John Tyree is home on a 2 week leave from Germany. He meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off the pier. John falls in love with Savannah who is a student on spring break helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity. A romance occurs and Savannah falls deeply in love with John. She promises to write John overseas until he returns.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryCanada, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:32

      Jack is a young boy of 5 years old who has lived all his life in one room. He believes everything within it are the only real things in the world. But what will happen when his Ma suddenly tells him that there are other things outside of Room?

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration02:13

        A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder. Lara Brennan is arrested for murdering her boss with whom she had an argument. It seems she was seen leaving the scene of the crime and her fingerprints were on the murder weapon. Her husband, John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. And when the strain of being separated from her family, especially her son, gets to her, John decides to break her out. So he does a lot of research to find a way.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrethriller, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, Spain, Hungary, Serbia
        Duration01:50

        A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:33

          When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:32

            Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genreaction, thriller
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:34

            A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA, Japan
            Duration02:27

            Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrethriller, detective
            CountryRussia, USA, United Kingdom, Cyprus

            Looking to investigate recruitment techniques of ISIS to lure women into Syria, Amy Whitaker, a journalist, creates a Facebook profile of a Muslim convert. When an ISIS recruiter contacts her online character, she experiences the process first hand.

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom

            A traumatized, alcoholic Dan Torrance meets Abra, a kid who also has the ability to "shine." He tries to protect her from the True Knot, a cult whose goal is to feed off of people like them in order to remain immortal. Doctor Sleep is a sequel to Stephen King's 1977 novel "The Shining". Doctor Sleep is set several decades after the events of the first "Shining".

            Markimdb: 7.5
            Genrethriller, drama, detective
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:52

              After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genrethriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:58

                When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

                Markimdb: 6.5
                Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA, Germany, Saudi Arabia
                Duration01:41

                A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills.

                Markimdb: 7.1
                Genrethriller, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:41

                  Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.

                  Markimdb: 6.3
                  Genrehorror, thriller
                  CountryUSA

                  On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.

                  Markimdb: 7.5
                  Genrethriller, drama, adventure, biography
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
                  Duration01:33

                  The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

                  Markimdb: 6.9
                  Genrethriller, drama
                  CountryUSA

                  Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.

                  Markimdb: 7.5
                  Genrethriller, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:55

                    Disconnect interweaves multiple storylines about people searching for human connection in today’s wired world. Through poignant turns that are both harrowing and touching, the stories intersect with surprising twists that expose a shocking reality into our daily use of technology that mediates and defines our relationships and ultimately our lives.

                    Markimdb: 7
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA, Canada
                    Duration01:56

                    Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

                    Markimdb: 7.4
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA

                    A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

                    Markimdb: 6.6
                    Genreaction, thriller, crime
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:42

                      An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.

                      Markimdb: 6.6
                      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, adventure
                      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                      Duration01:59

                      Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

                      Markimdb: 7.5
                      Genrethriller, comedy, crime, detective
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:43

                        A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

                        Markimdb: 8.1
                        Genrethriller, drama, western, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:02

                          Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

                          Markimdb: 8.6
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:07

                          Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

                          Markimdb: 7.2
                          Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
                          CountryMexico, Spain, USA
                          Duration02:05

                          Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.

                          Markimdb: 6.7
                          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                          CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, USA
                          Duration01:32

                          Young lovers in London are wrapped up in a love triangle that may not be exactly what it seems. Carmen, a beautiful Spanish woman with a tendency to lose her temper at the drop of a hat, is about to be married to Barnaby, a caring, wealthy, but slightly boring Englishman. While out with friends on her 'hen night' she encounters a stranger who suddenly sparks a passion that has been sleeping within her. As her wedding date approaches, she finds herself struggling to put this newcomer out of her mind, but his effect on her keeps growing stronger. What is it that he sees in her, and why does she feel like she's being pushed inevitably into his arms?

                          Markimdb: 8.6
                          Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:54

                          Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

                          Markimdb: 7.5
                          Genrethriller, drama, military
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:06

                          Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

                          Markimdb: 6.4
                          Genrethriller, drama, military
                          CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, USA
                          Duration02:08

                          Part war movie, part courtroom thriller, this gripping drama finds a war hero put on trial for a rescue mission gone terribly wrong with only his doubtful friend and fellow marine to represent him.

                          Markimdb: 6.6
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
                          Duration01:35

                          A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.

                          Markimdb: 7.7
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
                          CountryUSA, Italy
                          Duration02:10

                          The real-life struggle of an honest New York City cop against a corrupt system.

                          Markimdb: 8.1
                          Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                          Duration01:38

                          Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

                          Markimdb: 6.9
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:07

                          Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

                          Markimdb: 7.1
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:02

                          A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.

                          Markimdb: 8.5
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA, Hong Kong
                          Duration02:31

                          To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

                          Markimdb: 6.8
                          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:44

                          Kale is a 17-year-old placed under house arrest after punching his teacher. He is confined to his house, and decides to use his free time spying on his neighbors. Things start to get weird when guests enter the Turner's house and don't come back out. Kale and his friends, Ronnie and Ashley, start to grow more and more interested in what is actually happening within the house of Robert Turner.

                          Markimdb: 6.3
                          Genrethriller, drama, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:38

                          A claustrophobic, Hitchcockian thriller. A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet the child vanishes and nobody admits she was ever on that plane.

                          Markimdb: 7.4
                          Genrethriller, crime, detective
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:57

                          A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.

                          Markimdb: 7.4
                          Genrethriller, crime
                          CountryUSA

                          A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

                          Markimdb: 6.6
                          Genreaction, thriller, drama
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:08

                          A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.

                          Markimdb: 7.1
                          Genrethriller, drama, military, history
                          CountryUSA, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Japan, United Kingdom
                          Duration02:01

                            Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

                            Markimdb: 7.8
                            Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
                            CountryUSA, United Kingdom, India

                            What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

                            Markimdb: 6.7
                            Genrethriller, drama, crime
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration01:35

                            Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.

                            Markimdb: 7
                            Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime, biography
                            CountryUSA, Germany, Canada
                            Duration01:53

                            Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

                            Markimdb: 6.4
                            Genrethriller, adventure, crime
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration01:51

                            While on a family vacation, rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.

                            Markimdb: 7.9
                            Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration02:24

                            A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.

                            Markimdb: 7.3
                            Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
                            CountryUSA, Germany
                            Duration01:49

                            Aileen Wuornos is an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.




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