Now You See Me
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.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics were split almost exactly down the middle on this heist-magic thriller, finding its flashy ensemble energy entertaining enough in the moment but the twist ending deeply polarizing — many felt it retroactively undermined everything that came before. Audiences, however, embraced it far more warmly than critics did, making the gap between press reception and popular enjoyment one of the film's defining features.
“Pure summer movie magic—literally. More fun than Ocean's 11, 12, and 13 combined. You won't believe your eyes—and that's the point.”
Peter Hammond·Movieline
“the story moves jauntily toward its destination; the destination, unfortunately, is a disappointing wreck.”
Eric D. Snider·ScreenAnarchy
“ran out of top hats and rabbits and decided to saw their audiences' brains in half.”
Lee Cassanell·Cine Vue
“one of the worst, if not the worst twist in cinema history, and literally erases everything that it builds up to.”
Kent Garrison·Mad About Movies
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Cast & Crew
Louis LeterrierDirector
Jesse EisenbergJ. Daniel Atlas
Woody HarrelsonMerritt McKinney
Isla FisherHenley Reeves
Dave FrancoJack Wilder
Mark RuffaloDylan Rhodes
Mélanie LaurentAlma Dray
Morgan FreemanThaddeus Bradley
Michael CaineArthur Tressler
Michael KellyAgent Fuller
CommonEvans
David WarshofskyCowan
José GarciaEtienne Forcier
Brian TylerComposer
Boaz YakinWriter
Edward RicourtWriter
Ed SolomonWriter
Mitchell AmundsenCinematography
Larry FongCinematographyNow You See Me
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.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics were split almost exactly down the middle on this heist-magic thriller, finding its flashy ensemble energy entertaining enough in the moment but the twist ending deeply polarizing — many felt it retroactively undermined everything that came before. Audiences, however, embraced it far more warmly than critics did, making the gap between press reception and popular enjoyment one of the film's defining features.
“Pure summer movie magic—literally. More fun than Ocean's 11, 12, and 13 combined. You won't believe your eyes—and that's the point.”
Peter Hammond·Movieline
“the story moves jauntily toward its destination; the destination, unfortunately, is a disappointing wreck.”
Eric D. Snider·ScreenAnarchy
“ran out of top hats and rabbits and decided to saw their audiences' brains in half.”
Lee Cassanell·Cine Vue
“one of the worst, if not the worst twist in cinema history, and literally erases everything that it builds up to.”
Kent Garrison·Mad About Movies
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Cast & Crew
Louis LeterrierDirectorJesse EisenbergJ. Daniel AtlasWoody HarrelsonMerritt McKinneyIsla FisherHenley ReevesDave FrancoJack WilderMark RuffaloDylan RhodesMélanie LaurentAlma DrayMorgan FreemanThaddeus BradleyMichael CaineArthur TresslerMichael KellyAgent FullerCommonEvansDavid WarshofskyCowanJosé GarciaEtienne ForcierBrian TylerComposerBoaz YakinWriterEdward RicourtWriterEd SolomonWriterMitchell AmundsenCinematographyLarry FongCinematography