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By Graham M (560) on 18 May 2014

An average thriller improved by Anthony Hopkins doing a great performance as both Corky and the dummy Fats, and surprisingly, doing ventriloquism…

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By Stuart K (1,373) on 29 Mar 2014

Directed by Richard Attenborough, this was his first Hollywood film written by William Goldman, (adapted from his own 1976 novel)…

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By Stephen M (1,308) on 22 Mar 2014

Though Magic scores no points for originality - old hat even then, the theme of a ventriloquist's personality being taken over by that of his…

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By Trenton R (321) on 26 Feb 2014

Well acted and genuinely scary, Magic is an underrated horror film that defiantly deserves more recognition…

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By Isaac C (259) on 21 Jan 2014

Saw this when I was very little, freaked me out…

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By Alex R (2,581) on 09 Jan 2014

Richard Attenborough crafts a disturbing psychological horror yarn with a good cast…

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By John B (4,244) on 08 Sep 2013

Strange little film about a ventriloquist slowly going mad, and whose psychosis manifests itself through his dummy…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 17 Aug 2013

Okay ventriloquist dummy thriller. Surprised to see it was directed by Richard Attenborough…

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By Tyler E (464) on 09 Jul 2013

Hopkins is amazing, he have the voice of fats and make it very well, and corky is a socially unadapted that need to make money doing jokes…

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By Fernando R (180) on 09 Jul 2013

Hopkins is amazing, he have the voice of fats and make it very well, and corky is a socially unadapted that need to make money doing jokes…

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By Carlton R (180) on 09 Jul 2013

Hopkins is amazing, he have the voice of fats and make it very well, and corky is a socially unadapted that need to make money doing jokes…

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By Heather C (298) on 01 Jul 2013

I saw this movie last week (bought it on a whim on Blu-Ray) and thought it was a genuinely creepy and very good movie…

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By Scott M (2,584) on 01 Jul 2013

MAGIC (1978): Anthony Hopkins' finest performance, bar none! Hopkins' crazed ventriloquist is nuttier than Dr…

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By Daniel E (487) on 02 Jun 2013

Really enjoyed this. Hopkins is immense as the tortured meek man whose darker side comes to life through his puppet…

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By Scott R (2,451) on 20 May 2013

A fun little thriller that really is not scary. Hopkins did a great job and Ann-Margret was beautiful…

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By Andrew P (1,550) on 31 Mar 2013

Not your average ventriloquist story. Very creepy. Good performance by Anthony Hopkins…

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By Brett H (1,346) on 26 Feb 2013

This is a haunting and genius psychological thriller focused on identity and self-perception…

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By Liam U (313) on 06 Feb 2013

Not bad, but I was hoping for a little more from it. Would have perhaps benefited from a little more ambiguity…

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By Berni E (366) on 12 Jan 2013

Can't believe this is Anthony Hopkins thirty five years ago either…

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By Rod E (628) on 08 Jan 2013

Anthony Hopkins acts his ass off as a ventriloquist who's dummy sidekick controls his mind…

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