Now You See Me

"The closer you look, the less you’ll see."

2013 1h 56m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 17,202

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Synopsis

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An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

“The closer you look, the less you’ll see.”

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Cast

Jesse Eisenberg
J. Daniel Atlas
Woody Harrelson
Merritt McKinney
Isla Fisher
Henley Reeves
Dave Franco
Jack Wilder
Mark Ruffalo
Dylan Rhodes
Mélanie Laurent
Alma Dray
Morgan Freeman
Thaddeus Bradley
Michael Caine
Arthur Tressler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louis Leterrier
Writers: Edward Ricourt, Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.7× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Now You See Me Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

CAST

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485+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Louis Leterrier, shot by Mitchell Amundsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Louis Leterrier directs. Mitchell Amundsen behind the camera. Brian Tyler scores. Robert Leighton cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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1Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 4.7× over at the box office.
3Released 13 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
5Part of the "Now You See Me Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6485+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Louis Leterrier, shot by Mitchell Amundsen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Robert Leighton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson and Isla Fisher carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "The closer you look, the less you’ll see.".
12IMDB entry: tt1670345 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1317,202 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
14Classified under 20 themes, including "new york city", "paris, france", "escape", "magic".
15Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mitchell Amundsen
Original score: Brian Tyler
Editing: Robert Leighton
Production design: Peter Wenham
Costume design: Jenny Eagan
Makeup / hair: Joseph A. Campayno
VFX supervisor: Nicholas Brooks
Sound: Steve Boeddeker
Stunt coordinator: G.A. Aguilar
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $75,000,000
Box office: $351,723,989
Return: 469% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Now You See Me (2013)

Part of

Now You See Me Collection

Now You See Me is a series of heist thriller films that focus on the actions of a team of illusionists named "The Four Horsemen" who pull off near impossible heists.

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Louis Leterrier

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Nod2013-06-17
That movie was amazing !
dyefacomp2013-06-26
Mantap di tunggu part 2 nya
Andres Gomez2013-08-11
★ 4/10
Lot's of FX and no story. Flat characters and poorly told.