The Magician

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The Magician

Released Oct 29, 2010

1h 25m

Drama

Crime

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An Australian hit man (Scott Ryan) hires a film student to document his life.

Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Mostly, however, this dreary Antipodean curiosity is a yob-filled slog of hard-man posturing, all of it bathed in an oppressive testosterone funk. And I haven't even mentioned the hairy buttocks.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 12, 2010

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Diego Semerene

Slant Magazine

The camera has penetrated the fabric of everyday life in unsettling and insidious ways, but not quite enough to mistake the pseudo-documentary-ness of The Magician for recorded reality.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 31, 2010

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

A gritty, shot-off-the cuff gem and a top prize winner in its native Australia.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 28, 2010

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Andrew F. Peirce

The Curb

The Magician, while predominantly a character study, does highlight how comfortable Australia is with criminality.

Jan 27, 2021

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

The Aussie New Wave sends out a very indie understated crime thriller.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 5, 2010

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Fr. Chris Carpenter

Movie Dearest

A fairly pointless and not particularly well-accomplished exercise, although Scott Ryan gives an impressive, charismatic performance.

Rated: C-

Oct 29, 2010

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Gustavo R

I was thinking about watching Mr. In between in Hulu and reading the reviews turns out the series is a spinoff of this movie. Decided to check out the movie first. It’s a documentary of a hitman. It’s mildly entertaining but it’s not quite that good. It’s like the Blair witch project and a hitman had a baby. It’s supposed to be a comedy but it’s not funny at all 🍿🍿🍿/4 on Tubi. I actually decided not to watch the series

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Thomas S

Off beat and right up my street. The Magician and his victim are hilarious

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/23

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Gareth v

The source material for the excellent Mr Inbetween. Even though it's about a hitman, it's focus is on the mundane, and the life of being a hitman rather than the action and violence.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/22/23

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les n

I've just come from YouTube and watched Jay Leno asking Americans about countries outside of the US. The responses are embarrassing....much the same as the American critics review of any movie made outside if the US. Mad Max actually had SUBTITLES!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

As a fan of Mr. Inbetween, this was a must-see. It acts as a low-budget pilot for the series.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Great acting, good music and a mediocre plot. 6/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Synopsis

An Australian hit man (Scott Ryan) hires a film student to document his life.

Director: Scott Ryan
Producer: Scott Ryan
Screenwriter: Scott Ryan
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Genre: Drama, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

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