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.
Directed by Sean McGinly
career
magic show
comeback
drop-out
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Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
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Cast
John Malkovich
Buck Howard
Emily Blunt
Valerie Brennan
Steve Zahn
Kenny
Tom Hanks
Mr. Gable
Colin Hanks
Troy Gable
Patrick Fischler
Michael Perry
Ricky Jay
Gil Bellamy
Griffin Dunne
Jonathan Finerman
Debra Monk
Doreen
Adam Scott
Alan
Wallace Langham
Dan Green
Jonathan Ames
Edward Kelly
Crew
Sean McGinly
Director
Sean McGinly
Screenplay
Blake Neely
Original Music Composer
Myron Kerstein
Editor
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Tom Hanks
Producer
Ginger Sledge
Co-Producer
Bill Corso
Makeup Artist
Markus Mentzer
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Lila Yacoub
Production Supervisor
Charles Papert
Camera Operator
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Maranda
6.0★ · 06/15/25
Was hoping for more humor but still nice!
Was hoping for more humor but still nice!
matilda
1.5★ · 03/29/24
as soon as adam scott left, the movie immediately went downhill
as soon as adam scott left, the movie immediately went downhill
