 The Illusionist 2006   PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Neil Burger
Cast: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Jake Wood, Tom Fisher, Karl Johnson, Aaron Johnson, Eleanor Tomlinson, Vincent Franklin, Nicholas Blane
In early 1900s' Vienna, magician Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is reunited with his past love, Duchess Sophie von Teschen (Jessica Biel). Now, Sophie is engaged to Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), and when Eisenheim uses his magical powers to woo her back, Crown Prince Leopold instructs Chief Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti) to track Eisensheim's activities, causing problems to develop within the royal house of Vienna.
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 Shanghai Knights 2003  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong, Aaron Johnson, Thomas Fisher, Aidan Gillen, Donnie Yen, Oliver Cotton, Alison King, Gemma Jones
The setting is 1880s' London for those mismatched pals–Chon (Jackie Chan) and Roy (Owen Wilson)–in this sequel to their "Shanghai Noon" (2000). Lots of banter and action in this entertaining film.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars 2007 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Mystery
aka: Baker Street Irregulars
Director: Julian Kemp
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Bill Paterson, Anna Chancellor, Michael Maloney, Aaron Johnson, Benjamin Smith, Mia Fernandez, Brendan Patricks, Dean Gibbons, Alice Hewkin, Megan Jones
In this made-for-TV production, Sherlock Holmes (Jonathan Pryce) is helping police Inspector Stirling (Michael Maloney) investigate the death of a policeman. Another officer is killed, and Holmes is put under house arrest for the murders after police find stolen jade spoons in his attic. Meanwhile, two members of the Baker Street Irregulars are kidnapped, and those street kids work with Holmes to free the kidnap victims, solve the murder Holmes is accused of committing, and prevent a heist in the process.
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| 1. The Illusionist (2006)
2. Shanghai Knights (2003)
3. Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007)
aka: Baker Street Irregulars
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