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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary One of the most renowned card magicians of all time, Richard Turner astounds audiences around the world with his legendary sleight of hand. What they may not even realize—and what makes his achievements all the more amazing—is that he is completely blind. Charting Turner’s colorful life from his tumultuous childhood to the present, Dealt...

Directed By: Luke Korem

Written By: Bradley Jackson, Luke Korem

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 25 m

Dealt

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary One of the most renowned card magicians of all time, Richard Turner astounds audiences around the world with his legendary sleight of hand. What they may not even realize—and what makes his achievements all the more amazing—is that he is completely blind. Charting Turner’s colorful life from his tumultuous childhood to the present, Dealt...

Directed By: Luke Korem

Written By: Bradley Jackson, Luke Korem

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91
Oct 20, 2017
What is, at its outset, a rather charming film about the world-famous card mechanic Richard Turner and the obstacles he has overcome, winds up being a searching study of the painful nature of coming to terms with your own vulnerabilities.
By Gary Garrison FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 26, 2017
As keenly observed by Korem and cinematographer Jacob Hamilton, Dealt achieves the neat trick of giving its main subject a rewarding character arc.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 29, 2017
This is a movie that has lots of magic, in more ways than one.
By David Lewis FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 31, 2017
While general audiences may wish for a bit more technical information about how Turner keeps track of cards without being able to see them, Korem understandably seizes on the emotional arc before him, following Turner's late-middle-age crisis through to its happy resolution.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
67
Nov 1, 2017
It’s easy to see why Richard Turner is the stuff of inspiration, regardless of whether he wants to you think so or not.
By Steve Davis FULL REVIEW
58
Oct 20, 2017
Watching Turner learn to accept his weakness is ultimately satisfying, even if this gentle documentary loses a lot of texture with every shuffle.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 17, 2017
Richard Turner is a charismatic subject who demands more than a conventionally entertaining documentary.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Keep On Running Pictures, Ralph Smyth Entertainment, White Stone Associates
Release Date Oct 20, 2017
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline One of the World's Greatest Card Magicians... is Completely Blind.
Website https://www.facebook.com/dealtmovie
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Dallas International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Independent Film Festival of Boston
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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