# Death Defying Acts (2007)

> In 1926 Edinburgh, Harry Houdini’s attraction to a charismatic psychic collides with grief, fraud, and the burden of proving what is real.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8137

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Gillian Armstrong
- Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan, Malcolm Shields, Leni Harper, Ralph Riach, Olivia Darnley
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472071/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: wistful, melancholic, intimate, quiet evening, period drama night

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