Movies like A Tribute to Houdini (1987)
The best movies like A Tribute to Houdini (1987) are Houdini (1953), Death Defying Acts (2007) and David Blaine: Beyond Magic (2016). If A Tribute to Houdini hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedScooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010)7.7/10 from 275 votes
- NewestDavid Blaine: Beyond Magic (2016)Released 2016
Houdini (1953)
By the early 1900s, the extraordinary Houdini earned an international reputation for his theatrical tricks and daring feats of extrication from shackles, ropes, handcuffs and... Scotland Yard's jails.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeath Defying Acts (2007)
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisDavid Blaine: Beyond Magic (2016)
In his most revealing performance yet, the one-hour special features an exploration into Blaine’s trademark style of street magic as he once again stuns his audience.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Great Buck Howard (2008)
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Geisha Boy (1958)
Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt's Magic, Charlie Brown (1981)
When Snoopy turns Charlie Brown invisible in a magic act, he has trouble changing him back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn Honest Liar (2014)
An Honest Liar tells the incredible story of the world-famous magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. The film brings to life Randi's intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers, and con-artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNow You See Me (2013)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKnightriders (1981)
A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their so-called king's delusions of grandeur.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013)
Tom And Jerry are among the last animals living in Storybook Town, a fairy tale-inspired theme park "where dreams come true, if you believe."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisDavid Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the world, such as Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Ricky Gervais, Katy Perry, Woody Allen, and Robert DeNiro, to name a few. He goes to the homes of Kanye West and Harrison Ford, Will Smith and Olivia Wilde. He pays a visit to Stephen Hawking at his office in Cambridge University. Blaine also travels the world, astonishing people from all walks of life with never-before seen, inconceivable magic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMannequin Two: On the Move (1991)
Although Jason works as a department store clerk, he is also a reincarnated prince. Long ago, his beloved Jessie was snatched away from him by an evil wizard who used his powers to transform her into wooden statue. Now Jessie is in Jason's department store as a mannequin. When he encounters her, she awakens from her thousand-year sleep. They quickly revive their romance, but the evil wizard has been reincarnated as well, and he's up to no good.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Unicorn (1982)
A unicorn learns from a riddle-speaking butterfly that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the monstrous Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHail, Caesar! (2016)
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe House of Magic (2013)
Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the new addition to the troupe as Jack Rabbit and Maggie Mouse plot to evict Thunder. The situation gets worse when the magician lands in hospital and his scheming nephew sees his chance to cash in by selling the mansion. Our young hero is determined to earn his place and so he enlists the help of some wacky magician's assistants to protect his magical new home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMagic in the Moonlight (2014)
Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010)
The gang goes on a trip to check on Velma's younger sister, Madelyn. She's been studying stage magic at the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy, where apparently there have been sightings of a giant griffin. The gang decides to investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like A Tribute to Houdini?
The closest matches to A Tribute to Houdini are Houdini (1953), Death Defying Acts (2007) and David Blaine: Beyond Magic (2016). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after A Tribute to Houdini?
Start with Houdini (1953), the closest match to A Tribute to Houdini.
What is the highest-rated movie like A Tribute to Houdini?
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010), rated 7.7/10 by 275 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like A Tribute to Houdini?
David Blaine: Beyond Magic (2016) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like A Tribute to Houdini?
Yes: Houdini (1953), Death Defying Acts (2007) and David Blaine: Beyond Magic (2016).
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