Death Defying Acts

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Ratings & Reviews

6.0/10

275 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 3 nominations

Won

AACTA for Best Production Design

Nominated

AACTA for Best Cinematography

AACTA for Best Actor in a Leading Role

AACTA for Best Costume Design

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$20.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$8.4M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-11,619,671

ROI: -58%

Budget Recovery42% of budget

$0|Budget: $20.0M|Revenue: $8.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

3.7K

Daily Avg

7-Day Trend

-7%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Edinburgh

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Story Setting

Set In

Edinburgh

Characters

Harry Houdini

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Haris Zambarloukos

Music / Score

Cezary Skubiszewski

Production Companies

Australian Film Finance Corporation Limited

Distributors

The Weinstein CompanyNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Death Defying Acts

Available in 59 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Sky Store, BFI Player	—
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
AustraliaPG	Foxtel Now	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

AustraliaPG

Germany12

JapanR15+

Spain7

HU12

IrelandPG

RO12

+1 more countries

Production

Director

Gillian Armstrong

Writers

Tony Grisoni, Brian Ward

Production Companies

BBC FilmAustralian Film Finance CorporationMyriad PicturesZephyr FilmsMacGowan Films

Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Mary McGarvie

Guy Pearce

Harry Houdini

Timothy Spall

Sugarman

Saoirse Ronan

Benji McGarvie

Malcolm Shields

Leith Romeo

Leni Harper

Leith Romeo's wife

Ralph Riach

Mr. Robertson

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Olivia Darnley

Flower Stall Seller

Anthony O'Donnell

Oily Librarian

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Billy McColl

McTavish

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James Holmes

Ugly Mug

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Melanie Harris

Rose

Tags & Keywords

scotlandescape artistclairvoyantwoman director1920shoudini

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