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Death Defying Acts

2008·1h 37m·PG
DramaRomanceThrillerHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 5.8/10
10,807 votes
Metascore
48
Metacritic

On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con him.

Death Defying Acts is a 2008 drama romance movie directed by Gillian Armstrong, starring Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Catherine Zeta-Jones. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.8/10 from 10,807 votes and runs 1h 37m.

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Director
Gillian Armstrong
Stars
Guy Pearce
Timothy Spall
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Saoirse Ronan
Details
2008-03-13
97 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom, Australia, United States
★ English, Hungarian
Keywords
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