At the Place of Ghosts vs The Illusionist

The Illusionist has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6/10 for At the Place of Ghosts). At the Place of Ghosts is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 50m. The Illusionist is the older of the two (2006 against 2026). Both are fantasy, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

At the Place of Ghosts posterAt the Place of Ghosts2026 VS The Illusionist posterThe Illusionist2006
At the Place of GhostsThe Illusionist
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 7.3/10
Year20262006
Length1h 29m1h 50m
GenresFantasy, ThrillerDrama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorBretten HannamNeil Burger
Main castForrest Goodluck, Glen Gould, Alexander Nunez, David Rossetti, Brandon OakesEddie Marsan, Paul Giamatti, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica Biel, Edward Norton

Synopsis

At the Place of Ghosts

Haunted by the past, siblings Mise’l and Antle are destined to reunite and join forces against a dark spirit that emerges from their shared childhood. Once inseparable, their fractured relationship set by years of silence and a violent episode rooted in homophobia, is tested as they must return to Sk+te’kmujue’kati (the Place of Ghosts) a forest steeped in ancestral memory where time bends. What initiates from trauma soon transforms into an…

The Illusionist

With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.

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