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* TarotMotifs: The Eye first contacts the horsemen by giving them tarot cards -- The Lovers (Daniel), The Hight Priestess (Henley), The Hermit (Merritt), and Death (Jack).

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* TarotMotifs: The Eye first contacts the horsemen by giving them tarot cards -- The Lovers (Daniel), The Hight High Priestess (Henley), The Hermit (Merritt), and Death (Jack).(Jack). [[spoiler: This extends to Dylan, the "fifth horseman," who Thaddeus repeatedly calls 'The Fool' -- particularly right before the big reveal.]]
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'''''Now You See Me''''' is a 2013 thriller-caper film directed by Louis Leterrier starring JesseEisenberg, [[Film/TheAvengers Mark Ruffalo]], [[Film/TheHungerGames Woody]] [[Film/{{Zombieland}} Harrelson]], MelanieLaurent, Creator/IslaFisher, Dave Franco, Creator/MichaelCaine and Creator/MorganFreeman.

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'''''Now You See Me''''' is a 2013 thriller-caper film directed by Louis Leterrier starring JesseEisenberg, [[Film/TheAvengers Mark Ruffalo]], [[Film/TheHungerGames Woody]] [[Film/{{Zombieland}} Harrelson]], MelanieLaurent, Creator/IslaFisher, IslaFisher, Dave Franco, Creator/MichaelCaine and Creator/MorganFreeman.

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'''''Now You See Me''''' is a 2013 thriller-caper film directed by Louis Leterrier starring JesseEisenberg, [[TheAvengers Mark Ruffalo]], [[TheHungerGames Woody]] [[{{Zombieland}} Harrelson]], MelanieLaurent, IslaFisher, Dave Franco, Creator/MichaelCaine and Creator/MorganFreeman.

It is about a group of Robin Hood-style magicians called the Four Horsemen who use their illusions to steal money and give it to their audience despite the impossibility of it. As they become more infamous an FBI agent and an Interpol detective chase after them.

Watch the trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzJNYYkkhzc here. Just watch it.]]

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'''''Now You See Me''''' is a 2013 thriller-caper film directed by Louis Leterrier starring JesseEisenberg, [[TheAvengers [[Film/TheAvengers Mark Ruffalo]], [[TheHungerGames [[Film/TheHungerGames Woody]] [[{{Zombieland}} [[Film/{{Zombieland}} Harrelson]], MelanieLaurent, IslaFisher, Creator/IslaFisher, Dave Franco, Creator/MichaelCaine and Creator/MorganFreeman.

It is about a group of Robin Hood-style magicians called the Four Horsemen who use their illusions to steal money and give it to their audience despite the impossibility of it. As they become more infamous infamous, an FBI agent and an Interpol detective chase after them.

Watch the trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzJNYYkkhzc here. Just watch it.]]here]].



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* AntiVillain: The Horsemen never harm any innocents, and the people they're stealing from have wronged many others in the past[[spoiler:and indirectly caused the death of one man.]]

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* AntiVillain: The Horsemen never harm any innocents, and the people they're stealing from have wronged many others in the past[[spoiler:and past [[spoiler:and indirectly caused the death of one man.]]



* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheDarkKnightSaga Alfred and Lucius]] work with [[Film/TheAvengers Bruce Banner]] and [[Film/InglouriousBasterds Shosanna Dreyfus]] to track down [[TheSocialNetwork Mark Zuckerberg]], [[TheHungerGames Haymitch]], [[ArrestedDevelopment Rebel Alley]], and [[Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet Eric]].
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* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Towards the end, [[spoiler: Thaddeus mulls over how the horsemen are still a step ahead of him and realizes that Dylan, who he's talking to, is the fifth horseman]]
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** "Freeze" "QUARTERBACK!"
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* AntiVillain: The Horsemen never harm any innocents, and the people they're stealing from have wronged many others in the past[[spoiler:and indirectly caused the death of one man.]]


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* GrayAndGreyMorality: The Horsemen are smug jerks and thieves, but they're stealing from bad people. The only main characters who stand out as good guys are Dylan Rhodes and Alma Dray. [[spoiler:Dylan ends up being the fifth Horseman and Alma is complicit when she finds out.]]
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* ShoutOut: Probably not intentional, but one of the sets sports the word "Kid" in all caps - and written in white. This brings to mind Kaitou Kid from MagicKaito, a Japanese Manga. In fact, the entirety of the film brings MagicKaito to mind.
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* AllStarCast: Oh god, yes.

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* AllStarCast: Oh god, yes.AllStarCast
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* BrickJoke: Hypnotizing someone to think they're performing in the Phil Harmonic upon hearing the word "bullshit".



* TarotMotifs: The Eye first contacts the horsemen by giving them tarot cards -- The Lovers (Daniel), The Hight Priestess (Henly), The Hermit (Merritt), and Death (Jack).

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* TarotMotifs: The Eye first contacts the horsemen by giving them tarot cards -- The Lovers (Daniel), The Hight Priestess (Henly), (Henley), The Hermit (Merritt), and Death (Jack).
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It is about a group of Robin Hood-style magicians who use their illusions to steal money and give it to their audience despite the impossibility of it. As they become more infamous an FBI agent and an Interpol detective chase after them.

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It is about a group of Robin Hood-style magicians called the Four Horsemen who use their illusions to steal money and give it to their audience despite the impossibility of it. As they become more infamous an FBI agent and an Interpol detective chase after them.



* BadassBoast: "First rule of magic - always be the smartest guy in the room."

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* AncientTradition: The Eye, a group dating back to AncientEgypt dedicated to protecting true magic, are orchestrating the Four Horsemen's performances as a way to test them for membership. [[spoiler: Dylan turns out to be a member, and by the end, the horsemen are in.]]
* BadassBoast: "First rule of magic - -- always be the smartest guy in the room."



* BigBad: [[spoiler:Dylan Rhodes is the fifth horseman]]

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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Dylan Rhodes is the fifth horseman]]horseman.]]



* ClarkesThirdLaw: Scenes from the trailer hint that this is what's happening. Where that technology came from, however...

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* ClarkesThirdLaw: Scenes from It does appear to be the trailer hint that this is what's happening.case. Where that technology came from, however...



* [[spoiler:DecoyProtagonist: contrary to what the advertising suggests, the Four Horsemen aren't the leads, Mark Ruffalo's character is]].
* [[spoiler:FakingTheDead / DeathFakedForYou: Jack Wilder's death is faked with the assistance of the other horsemen]]

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* [[spoiler:DecoyProtagonist: contrary DecoyProtagonist: Contrary to what the advertising suggests, the Four Horsemen aren't the leads, Mark Ruffalo's character is]].
Agent Dylan Rhodes is.
* [[spoiler:FakingTheDead / DeathFakedForYou: [[spoiler:FakingTheDead[=/=]DeathFakedForYou: Jack Wilder's death is faked with the assistance of the other horsemen]]horsemen.]]
* GambitRoulette: The horsemen's scheme is planned down to the last detail [[spoiler: all so that Dylan can get revenge on the people he holds responsible for his father's death.]]



* JustLikeRobinHood: They're stage magicians who rob banks and give the money to their audience - all of whom have been defrauded in some way.

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* JustLikeRobinHood: They're stage magicians who rob banks and give the money to their audience - -- all of whom have been defrauded in some way.



* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:All of the tricks are ways to get back at those that had destroyed Dylan Rhodes' father]]
* SmugSnake: Danial Atlas and Thaddeus Bradley both infuriate people for how smug they act.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:All of the tricks are ways to get back at those that had destroyed Dylan Rhodes' father]]
father.]]
* SmugSnake: Danial Daniel Atlas and Thaddeus Bradley both infuriate people for how smug they act.act.
* TarotMotifs: The Eye first contacts the horsemen by giving them tarot cards -- The Lovers (Daniel), The Hight Priestess (Henly), The Hermit (Merritt), and Death (Jack).
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* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins: Depending on your definition of bad guy but the horsemen get away with everything]]

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* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins: Depending on your definition of bad guy but the The horsemen get away with everything]]everything.]]
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* ComplexityAddiction: The four horsemen's plans are insanely overcomplicated, given the simplicity of their true goals.


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* [[spoiler:TheKillerInMe: Dylan, the "hero" trying to catch the Four Horseman, was actually the one planning their crimes the entire time.]]


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* TwistEnding: [[spoiler:Dylan was the mastermind.]]
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* BigBad: [[Dylan Rhodes is the fifth horseman]]

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* BigBad: [[Dylan [[spoiler:Dylan Rhodes is the fifth horseman]]



* FakingTheDead / DeathFakedForYou: Jack Wilder's death is faked with the assistance of the other horsement

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* FakingTheDead [[spoiler:FakingTheDead / DeathFakedForYou: Jack Wilder's death is faked with the assistance of the other horsementhorsemen]]
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* FakingTheDead/DeathFakedForYou: Jack Wilder's death is faked with the assistance of the other horsement

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* FakingTheDead/DeathFakedForYou: FakingTheDead / DeathFakedForYou: Jack Wilder's death is faked with the assistance of the other horsement
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* [[spoiler:BadGuyWins: Depending on your definition of bad guy but the horsemen get away with everything]]

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* [[spoiler:BadGuyWins: [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins: Depending on your definition of bad guy but the horsemen get away with everything]]
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* [[spoiler:BadGuyWins: Depending on your definition of bad guy but the horsemen get away with everything]]
* BigBad: [[Dylan Rhodes is the fifth horseman]]


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* FakingTheDead/DeathFakedForYou: Jack Wilder's death is faked with the assistance of the other horsement


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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:All of the tricks are ways to get back at those that had destroyed Dylan Rhodes' father]]
* SmugSnake: Danial Atlas and Thaddeus Bradley both infuriate people for how smug they act.
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* [[spoiler:DecoyProtagonist: contrary to what the advertising suggests, the Four Horsemen aren't the main characters, Mark Ruffalo's character is.

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* [[spoiler:DecoyProtagonist: the Four Horsemen; Mark Ruffalo's character is the actual protagonist]].


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* BadassBoast: "First rule of magic - always be the smartest guy in the room."

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* BadassBoast: "First rule of magic - always be the smartest guy in the room.""
* BillingDisplacement: Jesse Eisenberg gets top billing, but Mark Ruffalo's character has the biggest amount of screentime.
* [[spoiler:DecoyProtagonist: the Four Horsemen; Mark Ruffalo's character is the actual protagonist]].
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'''''Now You See Me''''' is a 2013 thriller-caper film directed by Louis Leterrier starring JesseEisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, MelanieLaurent, IslaFisher, Dave Franco, Creator/MichaelCaine and Creator/MorganFreeman.

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'''''Now You See Me''''' is a 2013 thriller-caper film directed by Louis Leterrier starring JesseEisenberg, [[TheAvengers Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Ruffalo]], [[TheHungerGames Woody]] [[{{Zombieland}} Harrelson]], MelanieLaurent, IslaFisher, Dave Franco, Creator/MichaelCaine and Creator/MorganFreeman.



* AllStarCast

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* AllStarCastAllStarCast: Oh god, yes.



* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheDarkKnightSaga Alfred and Lucius]] work with [[Film/TheAvengers Bruce Banner]] and [[Film/InglouriousBasterds Shosanna Dreyfus]] to track down [[TheSocialNetwork Mark Zuckerberg]], [[{{Zombieland}} Tallahassee]], [[WeddingCrashers Gloria Cleary]], and [[Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet Eric]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheDarkKnightSaga Alfred and Lucius]] work with [[Film/TheAvengers Bruce Banner]] and [[Film/InglouriousBasterds Shosanna Dreyfus]] to track down [[TheSocialNetwork Mark Zuckerberg]], [[{{Zombieland}} Tallahassee]], [[WeddingCrashers Gloria Cleary]], [[TheHungerGames Haymitch]], [[ArrestedDevelopment Rebel Alley]], and [[Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet Eric]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheDarkKnightSaga Alfred and Lucius]] work with [[Film/TheAvengers Bruce Banner]] and [[Film/InglouriousBasterds Shosanna Dreyfus]] to track down [[TheSocialNetwork Mark Zuckerberg]] and his gang of high-tech thieves.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheDarkKnightSaga Alfred and Lucius]] work with [[Film/TheAvengers Bruce Banner]] and [[Film/InglouriousBasterds Shosanna Dreyfus]] to track down [[TheSocialNetwork Mark Zuckerberg]] Zuckerberg]], [[{{Zombieland}} Tallahassee]], [[WeddingCrashers Gloria Cleary]], and his gang of high-tech thieves.[[Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet Eric]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheDarkKnightSaga Alfred and Lucius]] work with [[Film/TheAvengers Bruce Banner]] to track down [[TheSocialNetwork Mark Zuckerberg]] and his gang of high-tech thieves.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheDarkKnightSaga Alfred and Lucius]] work with [[Film/TheAvengers Bruce Banner]] and [[Film/InglouriousBasterds Shosanna Dreyfus]] to track down [[TheSocialNetwork Mark Zuckerberg]] and his gang of high-tech thieves.


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* XMeetsY: The film's been described as "''OceansEleven'' meets ''ThePrestige''"
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* BadassBoast: "Number one rule of magic - always be the smartest guy in the room".

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* BadassBoast: "Number one "First rule of magic - always be the smartest guy in the room".room."
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* AllStarCast
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''Come in closer, because the more you think you see, the easier it'll be to fool you.''

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzJNYYkkhzc Watch the trailer. Just watch it.]]

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-> ''Come in closer, because the more you think you see, the easier it'll be to fool you.''

'''''Now You See Me''''' is a 2013 thriller-caper film directed by Louis Leterrier starring JesseEisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, MelanieLaurent, IslaFisher, Dave Franco, Creator/MichaelCaine and Creator/MorganFreeman.

It is about a group of Robin Hood-style magicians who use their illusions to steal money and give it to their audience despite the impossibility of it. As they become more infamous an FBI agent and an Interpol detective chase after them.

Watch the trailer
[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzJNYYkkhzc Watch the trailer.here. Just watch it.]]



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* ClarkesThirdLaw: Scenes from the trailer hint this is what's happening. Where that technology came from however...
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The prisoner is handcuffed to the table and...oh, wait, now you're handcuffed to the table. Followed up with one of the cockiest lines ever - see BadassBoast above.
* JustLikeRobinHood: They're stage magicians who rob banks and give the money to their audience - all of whom have been defrauded in some way.

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* ClarkesThirdLaw: Scenes from the trailer hint that this is what's happening. Where that technology came from from, however...
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The prisoner is handcuffed to the table and...oh, wait, now you're handcuffed to the table. Followed up with one of the cockiest lines ever - see BadassBoast above.
* JustLikeRobinHood: They're stage magicians who rob banks and give the money to their audience - all of whom have been defrauded in some way.way.
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* BadassBoast: "Number one rule of magic - always be the smartest guy in the room".
* ClarkesThirdLaw: Scenes from the trailer hint this is what's happening. Where that technology came from however...
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The prisoner is handcuffed to the table and...oh, wait, now you're handcuffed to the table. Followed up with one of the cockiest lines ever - see BadassBoast above.
* JustLikeRobinHood: They're stage magicians who rob banks and give the money to their audience - all of whom have been defrauded in some way.
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''Come in closer, because the more you think you see, the easier it'll be to fool you.''

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