The Illusionists
2016, English. Directed by Elena Rossini.
A Film About the Globalization of Beauty
Sex sells. What sells even more? Insecurity. Multi-billion dollar industries saturate our lives with images of unattainable beauty, exporting body hatred from New York to Beirut to Tokyo. Their target? Women, and increasingly men and children. "The Illusionists" turns the mirror on media, exposing the absurd, sometimes humorous, and shocking images that seek to enslave us.
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- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 16 November 2016
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- Elena Rossini
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The Illusionists runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Illusionists isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Illusionists?
If you liked The Illusionists, try In the Realms of the Unreal, The Cheshire Murders, Heart of a Dog.
Who directed The Illusionists?
The Illusionists (2016) was directed by Elena Rossini and stars Jean Kilbourne, Susie Orbach, Laura Mulvey.