James 'The Amazing' Randi, the legendary magician and debunker, dedicates his life to exposing frauds. With quasi-religious fervor, he hunts psychics, faith healers, and con artists, engineering elaborate traps and investigations to unmask them. His personal life mirrors an intricate illusion: after decades in the closet, he transforms his long-term partner, Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos, blurring the lines between truth and deception in his own existence.
| Year | 2014 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | History, Comedy, Documentary |
| Director | Tyler Measom |
| Runtime | 90 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.1/10 (235 votes) |
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The film brilliantly balances biography, detective story, and personal drama, revealing Randi not just as a hunter of frauds, but as a man whose life is his most complex performance.
What lingers after the credits is the profound irony of a truth-seeker whose greatest deception might be his own curated reality. A captivating study of the masks we all wear. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Tyler Measom
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