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2. Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too (2020 TV Special)

42 min | Comedy

Howie Mandel anguishes over a trick that turns his 2 $100 bills into a $1 and a red piece of paper. Viewers, adults and children, perform trick taught in first episode. Finally, the duo leads cast of Nancy Drew and viewers in a cool trick.

Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Jonathan Burns, Jimmy Ichihana

Votes: 15

3. Penn & Teller: Try This at Home (2020 TV Special)

42 min | Comedy

Penn hands a tin foil ball for magicians to perform with. A magician shows how to perform a rising pencil in a vase trick. Shin Lin fools the boys for a third time. Finally, Penn guides Dakota and Elle Fanning to do a trick from home.

Director: Andrew J. Golder | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Michael Carbonaro, Ryan Chandler

Votes: 22

4. Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End (2005 TV Special)

88 min | Comedy

Penn and Tell practice their unique brand of magic and comedy in the Carribean and underwater.

Director: Star Price | Stars: Aaron Carter, Penn Jillette, Daran Norris, Scott Stringer

Votes: 247

5. Phobophilia: The Love of Fear (1995 TV Movie)

60 min | Comedy

More terror/magic hijinks from Penn & Teller, with support from some other players. Paul Provenza spends the whole show trapped in a system of giant tubes. Skits include a new director and ... See full summary »

Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Kari Coleman, David Strickland

Votes: 61

6. Don't Try This at Home! (1990 TV Movie)

47 min | Comedy

Penn and/or Teller play with mirrors, teach 900 people to make a hankie disappear, play with clear acrylic boxes, turn marshmallows into tools of violence, do some erotic fire-eating, ... See full summary »

Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Victoria Jackson, Jane Curtin

Votes: 124

7. Invisible Thread (1987 TV Short)

45 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi

A pair of magicians perform a magic trick involving "invisible thread" which could affect the fate of human existence.

Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Donald Acree, Evan Handler

Votes: 110

8. Penn & Teller Go Public (1985 TV Movie)

37 min | Comedy

Penn reads "Casey at the Bat" while Teller escapes from a straight jacket; Penn does a not-wimpy card trick; Teller gives the illusion of reality with a cigarette; Penn eats fire; and the ... See full summary »

Director: Cordelia Stone | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller

Votes: 80

9. Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (1987 Video)

Not Rated | 59 min | Comedy

Penn and Teller show you seven ways to con your slow-minded friends out of their ill-gotten cash with the help of their interactive videotape.

Director: Art Wolff | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Lydia Lunch, Alan Hunter

Votes: 113

10. Criss Angel Trick'd Up (2016 TV Special)

43 min | Reality-TV

The "Magician of the Century," illusionist Criss Angel dares to transcend boundaries once again. With more than 30 illusions, "Trick'd Up" gives an uncensored look at Criss as he astounds audiences with new revolutionary demonstrations.

Director: Criss Angel | Stars: Criss Angel, Steve Aoki, Banachek, Belinda

Votes: 32

13. David Blaine: Beyond Magic (2016 TV Movie)

42 min | Documentary, Mystery

Magic meets documentary in the one-hour special, as Blaine blows the minds of the most recognizable celebrities in the world, including David Beckham, Johnny Depp, Drake, Steph Curry, Dave ... See full summary »

Director: Matthew Akers | Stars: David Beckham, David Blaine, Dave Chappelle, Stephen Curry

Votes: 404

14. David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Mystery

Magician David Blaine ventures across America from New York to Los Angeles, performing to various celebrities and the general public.

Director: Matthew Akers | Stars: David Blaine, Hadji Ali, Woody Allen, Will Arnett

Votes: 1,559

16. David Blaine: Vertigo (2002 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 60 min

David Blaine does it again. With 'Vertigo', we see some more incredible magic and unusual illusions. Intercut with the Magic is David - standing on a pole in NY for two days. A pole that ... See full summary »

Directors: Jacob Septimus, Michael Dimich, David Blaine, Troy Miller | Stars: David Blaine, Bob Brown, William Kalush

Votes: 170

17. David Blaine: Ascension (2020 TV Special)

TV-14 | 178 min | Documentary, Mystery

David Blaine will redefine magic once again for an unprecedented live event at a time when the world could use a positive distraction.

Director: Matthew Akers | Stars: Luke Aikins, Mike Bauwens, David Blaine, Dessa Blaine

Votes: 146

18. David Blaine: The Magic Way (2020 TV Special)

Documentary, Mystery

Blaine's famous friends make appearances and allow him to work his mysterious talents on them.

Stars: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul

Votes: 127

20. David Blaine: What Is Magic? (2010 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Mystery

Blaine enters the Hurricane stricken Ninth Ward in New Orleans and changes some people's luck. When he returns home to New York City, viewers see him doing magic for some of his friends, ... See full summary »

Director: David Blaine | Stars: David Blaine, Orlando Bloom, Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson, Bill Kalush

Votes: 441

21. David Blaine: Dive of Death (2008 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary

David Blaine well we all know He's a weirdo!

Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: David Blaine, Morgan Strebler, Josh Turner

Votes: 54

22. David Blaine: Drowned Alive (2006 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

For seven days and seven nights, Blaine is submerged in 10,000 gallons of water in front of Manhattan's Lincoln Center. Liver damage, kidney failure, loss of feeling in fingers and toes ... See full summary »

Directors: Roger Goodman, Bob Talbot | Stars: David Blaine, Stuart Scott

Votes: 79

24. David Blaine: Fearless (2002 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 110 min | Documentary

Fearless is a collection of David Blaine's three TV specials, "Street Magic," "Magic Man," and "Frozen In Time."

Stars: David Blaine, Robin Roles

Votes: 207

25. David Blaine: Frozen in Time (2000 TV Special)

Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Street magician, David Blaine, attempts to freeze himself within a block of ice for 72 hours. The hour includes pre-taped footage of Blaine's preparation for the trick and his entry into ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: David Blaine, Kevin Spacey, Lenny Kravitz, Michael J. Fox

Votes: 302

26. David Blaine: Magic Man (1998 TV Movie)

38 min | Documentary

The magician performs on city streets and travels to the jungles of Haiti and South America mystifying various bystanders, strangers and a few celebrities with his unique brand of street magic.

Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: David Blaine, Uri Geller, Robin Roles

Votes: 400

27. David Blaine: Street Magic (1997 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary

In this show David Blaine amazes people with his magic and use of optical illusions. There are no gimmicks, rules, or tricks just pure talent.

Director: David Blaine | Stars: David Blaine, Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward O'Blenis, Deion Sanders

Votes: 881

28. Amazing Johnathan: Wrong on Every Level (2006 TV Special)

44 min | Comedy

Stand up comedian/magician, The Amazing Johnathan, comes to the stage and Comedy Central in this one-hour, stand-up special. Check out Jonathan while he shows the audience that convincing magic is harder than it looks.

Director: Paul Miller | Stars: The Amazing Johnathan, Kristy Clark, Erica Jones, Chris Ritter

Votes: 273

29. The Amazing Johnathan Live (2007 Video)

80 min | Comedy

Join The Amazing Johnathan in this hilarious 80 minute DVD. Shot live at the The Palms at Crown Melbourne, Australia.

Director: The Amazing Johnathan | Stars: The Amazing Johnathan, Penny Wiggins

30. The Magic of David Copperfield (1978 TV Special)

50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the first official Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Orson Welles and broadcasted on CBS like all the following ones, while the previous year he has been the star and ... See full summary »

Director: Bob Henry | Stars: David Copperfield, Carl Ballantine, Valerie Bertinelli, Sherman Hemsley

Votes: 97

31. The Magic of David Copperfield II (1979 TV Special)

50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the second CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Bill Bixby, but is still titled "THE MAGIC OF DAVID COPPERFIELD", without the number "II" with which is better known. ... See full summary »

Director: Stan Harris | Stars: David Copperfield, Loni Anderson, Valerie Bertinelli, Robert Stack

Votes: 81

32. The Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari (1980 TV Special)

50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the third CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Jack Klugman, and is the first one to be numbered. In fact it is officially titled "The Magic Of DAVID COPPERFIELD III",... See full summary »

Director: Stan Harris | Stars: David Copperfield, Jack Klugman, Debby Boone, Mary Crosby

Votes: 38

33. The Magic of David Copperfield IV: The Vanishing Airplane (1981 TV Special)

50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 4th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Jason Robards and then presented by David Copperfield himself, inside a flying Lear Jet. For the first time he is also the... See full summary »

Director: Sid Smith | Stars: David Copperfield, Jason Robards, Susan Anton, Audrey Landers

Votes: 50

34. The Magic of David Copperfield V (1983 TV Special)

50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the Statue of Liberty. Tonight, the illusion of the century. David Copperfield will attempt to make the Statue of Liberty disappear. So begins the 5th CBS Copperfield TV special. It... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Ron Meraska | Stars: David Copperfield, Morgan Fairchild, Michele Lee, Eugene Levy

Votes: 62

35. The Magic of David Copperfield VI: Floating Over the Grand Canyon (1984 TV Special)

50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 6th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ricardo Montalban. It is officially titled "THE MAGIC OF David Copperfield VI" but is better known as "The Magic of David ... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Jeff Margolis | Stars: David Copperfield, Ricardo Montalban, Bonnie Tyler, Heather Thomas

Votes: 44

36. The Magic of David Copperfield VII: Familiares (1985 TV Special)

50 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 7th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Angie Dickinson. It is officially titled "The Magic Of David Copperfield VII" but is better known as "The Magic of David ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Miller | Stars: David Copperfield, Angie Dickinson, Teri Copley, Peggy Fleming

Votes: 28

37. The Magic of David Copperfield: China (1986 TV Special)

49 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 8th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ben Vereen and is the first and only one filmed outside USA, and set entirely in China, to allow David Copperfield to ... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Stan Harris | Stars: David Copperfield, Ben Vereen

Votes: 56

38. The Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz (1987 TV Special)

49 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 9th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Ann Jillian after a short presentation by David Copperfield himself from the Alcatraz prison's beacon. It is the first one... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Gary Halvorson | Stars: David Copperfield, Ann Jillian, Al Capone, George Kelly

Votes: 44

39. The Magic of David Copperfield 10: The Bermuda Triangle (1988 TV Special)

49 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 10th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Lisa Hartman and then presented by David Copperfield himself, from a huge triangular platform floating on the Atlantic ... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Gary Halvorson | Stars: David Copperfield, Lisa Hartman, Dawn Marie Swatchick

Votes: 41

40. The Magic of David Copperfield XI: The Explosive Encounter (1989 TV Special)

49 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

David Copperfield performs illusions; at the end, he must escape from a hotel that is about to be demolished.

Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, Emma Samms, D.A. Hänks

Votes: 54

41. The Magic of David Copperfield XII: The Niagara Falls Challenge (1990 TV Special)

48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 12th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by a voice offstage who describes the location of the escape that David Copperfield will perform in this special as his last ... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, Kim Alexis, Penn Jillette, Teller

Votes: 71

42. The Magic of David Copperfield XIII: Mystery on the Orient Express (1991 TV Special)

49 min | Documentary, Comedy, Family

This is the 13th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Jane Seymour, and the third and last one in which David Copperfield enters the scene on his Harley Davidson. The location... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, Jane Seymour

Votes: 65

43. The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream (1992 TV Special)

49 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 14th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host James Earl Jones, who talks about the "flying dream" while David Copperfield is sitting at a large desk in a room where ... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, James Earl Jones, Orson Welles

Votes: 69

44. The Magic of David Copperfield XV: Fires of Passion (1993 TV Special)

48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 15th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced from Caesars Palace by David Copperfield himself, who describes an escapology number which would be performed in this location as the... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, Wayne Gretzky, Harry Houdini

Votes: 47

45. The Magic of David Copperfield XVI: Unexplained Forces (1995 TV Special)

47 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 16th and penultimate CBS Copperfield TV special, which six years later will be followed by the 17th and last one, Copperfield: Tornado of Fire (2001). The special is introduced ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Dimich | Star: David Copperfield

Votes: 59

46. David Copperfield: The Great Escapes (2000 TV Special)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

An hour of magic and illusion featuring magician David Copperfield performing great escapes.

Director: Eamon Harrington | Star: David Copperfield

Votes: 27

47. Copperfield: Tornado of Fire (2001 TV Special)

90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 17th and last CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Carson Daly and produced six years after the 16th and penultimate one, The Magic of David Copperfield XVI: ... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, Carson Daly, Hyman Kotkin, Rebecca Kotkin

Votes: 64

56. Dynamo's Concrete Playground (2006)

90 min | Documentary

A magical journey into the dark heart of the UK.

Directors: James Anderson, James Anderson | Stars: De La Soul, Dynamo

Votes: 34

58. Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade (1996 TV Special)

Sport

A one man CBS Special featuring classic close-up magic, card tricks and other sleight of hand.

Director: Jim Drake | Stars: Harry Anderson, Dashiell Anderson, Reeve Carney, Zane Carney

Votes: 16

59. Derren Brown: Séance (2004 TV Special)

70 min | Documentary

The master of illusion hosts a one-off special which assembles 12 members of the public to re-create a traditional séance.

Director: Stefan Stuckert | Star: Derren Brown

Votes: 397

60. Derren Brown: Infamous (2014 TV Special)

71 min | Reality-TV

Derren Brown's sixth live stage show which toured the U.K. in 2013-2014.

Director: Andy Nyman | Stars: Carl Barma, Derren Brown, Benjayx Murphy

Votes: 278

61. Derren Brown: Something Wicked This Way Comes (2006 TV Special)

73 min

Derren Brown's second live stage show which toured the U.K. In 2005-2006.

Directors: David Coleman, Andy Nyman | Star: Derren Brown

Votes: 427

62. Svengali (2012 TV Special)

Derren Brown's fifth stage show which toured the U.K. in 2011-2012.

Star: Derren Brown

Votes: 169

64. Adam Patel: Real Magic (2018 TV Special)

44 min | Documentary

In his first major television special, British Asian illusionist Adam Patel, showcases his trademark brand of magic, sleight-of-hand, perceptual manipulation and mind hacking, astounding celebrities and the general public.

Director: Adam Spinks | Stars: Peter James, Adam Patel

Votes: 74

65. The World's Most Dangerous Magic (1998 TV Special)

60 min | Fantasy

Leading magicians perform tricks and escape feats that threaten death or horrific injury should they fail. Robert Gallup escapes from a strait jacket while suspended from burning ropes and ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Carter | Stars: Robert Gallup, Dean Gunnarson, Mark Kalin, Gary Kurtz

66. Mat Franco's Got Magic (2015 TV Special)

87 min | Family, Reality-TV

Magician Mat Franco, Season 9 winner of "America's Got Talent," is captured traveling from Rhode Island to Las Vegas, wowing celebrities, performing street magic and visiting family and friends.

Stars: Mat Franco, Mel B, Neil Patrick Harris, Penn Jillette

Votes: 51

67. The Magic of Rob Lake Armed Forces Entertainment Special (2021 TV Special)

Reality-TV

Live recording of The Magic of Rob Lake, one of the world's largest touring illusion shows, custom presented for members of the armed forces around the world.

Director: ED Gregory | Stars: Rodney Atkins, Nancy Cartwright, Lauren Cohan, Rob Lake

68. Cyril: Simply Magic (2009 TV Special)

60 min | Reality-TV

Can magic really bring happiness? Can magic break cultural and language barriers? Can magic change the world. Cyril: Simply Magic is unlike any other magic show ever made, and it's not just... See full summary »

Director: Julius Landau | Stars: Larisa Bakurova, Cyril Takayama

Votes: 7

69. Gallup Extreme Magic (1996 TV Special)

Reality-TV

Magician Robert Gallup attempts "The Challenge of the Death Dive," in which he must escape from hand and leg cuffs from inside a chained U.S. Mail bag, which itself is chained inside a jail... See full summary »

Director: James Yukich | Stars: Dean Stockwell, Robert Gallup

71. Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself (2020)

TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary

82 Metascore

Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'

Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Derek DelGaudio, Hal Schulman, Jason England, Robert Herritt

Votes: 5,546

73. Derren Brown: The Gathering (2005 TV Special)

75 min | Reality-TV

The Gathering was a live stage show performed in a secret location (hidden from the audience). The audience was hand picked by Brown and included psychologists, college students, celebrities, psychics, taxi drivers, and magicians.

Director: Tony Gregory | Stars: Derren Brown, Sarah Alexander, Jane Goldman, Krishnan Guru-Murthy

Votes: 289

74. Derren Brown: Messiah (2005 TV Special)

65 min | Documentary

Derren Brown takes on a number of fake identities as he travels across the USA trying to convince people of his abilities in the area of psychic powers and the supernatural world.

Director: Tim Knight | Stars: Derren Brown, Lorraine DiFelice, Ann Druffel, Abby Haydon

Votes: 456

75. Derren Brown: The Heist (2006 TV Special)

60 min | Reality-TV

Derren Brown recruits participants to attend a "motivational seminar" where he manipulates them into robbing a security van in broad daylight.

Director: Benjamin Caron | Stars: Derren Brown, Marc Cass, Peter Clifford, Adrian Duffy

Votes: 734

76. Derren Brown: The System (2008 TV Special)

48 min | Reality-TV

In The System, Derren Brown amazes us by being able to correctly predict the winner of horse races every time. Derren persuades a woman to place increasingly large bets with her own savings based on his picks.

Director: Simon Dinsell | Stars: Derren Brown, Philip Bell, James D. Boyle, Steve Clare

Votes: 425

77. Derren Brown: An Evening of Wonders (2009 TV Special)

76 min

Derren Brown's third live stage show. The show toured throughout the U.K. In 2007-2008.

Director: Benjamin Caron | Star: Derren Brown

Votes: 361

78. Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet (2010 TV Special)

55 min | Reality-TV

Derren Brown motivates and manipulates an ordinary man into taking control of his life and achieving his aspirations.

Stars: Derren Brown, Victoria Broom, Connor Williams, Tim Burnett

Votes: 310

79. Derren Brown: Enigma (2011 TV Special)

Reality-TV

Derren Brown's fourth live stage show. The show toured in 2009-2010 throughout the U.K. and aired on TV in 2011.

Director: Benjamin Caron | Stars: Derren Brown, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd

Votes: 306

80. Derren Brown: Miracles for Sale (2011 TV Special)

73 min | Documentary

Derren proves it is possible to take someone from the streets of the UK, and turn them into a faith healer in the USA. Along the way we learn how to scam people through faith healing.

Director: Simon Dinsell | Stars: Derren Brown, Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, Sean Pinder

Votes: 357

81. Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge (2016 TV Special)

TV-MA | 68 min | Documentary

Derren Brown investigates the power of compliance by persuading a member of the public into believing that they have pushed someone to their death.

Director: Jon Richards | Stars: Ben Adams, Benjamin Adams, Dave Bibby, Derren Brown

Votes: 4,036

82. Derren Brown: Miracle (2016 TV Special)

73 min | Documentary

Illusionist Derren Brown reinvents the concept of "faith healing" through a series of stunts that debunk the confines of fear, pain and disbelief.

Directors: Julia Knowles, John L. Spencer | Star: Derren Brown

Votes: 1,168



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