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Death Defying Acts (2008)

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Movie Info


Genre

Drama, Romance, Thriller

Release Date

July 11, 2008 (Limited)

MPAA Rating

PG

Duration

97 min.

Production Budget

$20 millions

Studio

The Weinstein Company

Official Site

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  1 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew


Director

Gillian Armstrong

Producer

Chris Curling, Marian Macgowan

Screenwriter

Tony Grisoni, Brian Ward

Starring

Movie Story


When famous escape artist Harry Houdini arrives in Edinburgh and offers a $10,000 reward to anyone who can contact his mother from beyond the grave, a beautiful but deceptive psychic and her young 'sidekick' daughter take the challenge. As Houdini spends time with this mysterious woman, he is beguiled by her charms, and what begins as a con evolves into a far more complicated and dangerous affair.

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MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..intermittently entertaining but surprisingly modest..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
“..a low-impact drama..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
“..Entertaining enough in a lightweight way, but not destined to become a classic..”
by Amber Wilkinson [Eye for Film]