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The Best 'Now You See Me' Quotes

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Exploring the best quotes from Now You See Me lets fans relive the magic and intrigue of this heist film. Released in 2013, it was directed by Louis Leterrier and featured a stellar cast, including Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Morgan Freeman. It follows the adventures of four talented magicians who team up to pull off a series of daring heists while being pursued by the FBI. This list highlights the movie’s most memorable lines that impact the storyline and encapsulate the wit, suspense, and charm of the characters.

Some of the standout quotes include J. Daniel Atlas (Eisenberg) quip, “The closer you look, the less you'll see,” which captures the theme of misdirection central to the film. Dylan Rhodes’s (Ruffalo) intense, “First rule of magic: always be the smartest guy in the room,” highlights his keenly strategic mindset. Henley Reeves’s (Fisher) fearless declaration, “They can rob you, cheat you, and kill you. But they can’t kill your will to be free,” speaks to her resilient nature. Lastly, when Thaddeus Bradley (Freeman) states, “Magic is about deception, but deception designed to delight, to entertain,” this reflects the movie's dual nature of trickery and entertainment.

From witty mischief to stage-commanding charisma to clashing ideologies - every quote from Now You See Me encapsulates the essence of the characters and the dynamic layers beneath their interactions with one another. Which ones speak to you the most? Be sure to vote them up!

Over 100 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best 'Now You See Me' Quotes
This list is dynamically ranked based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.
  • 1
    35 votes

    First Rule of Magic

    First Rule of Magic

    Atlas: "You have what we in the business like to call nothing up your sleeve. Because if you did it means that you and the FBI and your friends at Interpol actually believe in magic."
    Dylan Hobbs: "Can you explain to me how you went from Las Vegas to Paris in three seconds?"
    Atlas: "What do the kids call it these days? Oh, magic."
    Dylan Hobbs: "I'm gonna nail your ass!"
    Atlas: "First rule of magic: Always be the smartest guy in the room."

    After the illusionists are arrested, Atlas is interrogated by Dylan Hobbs and other law enforcement officers. Atlas quickly turns the tables on them by not only reminding them that they have no evidence for their claims but also in a split second taking the handcuffs off of himself and putting them on Dylan.
  • 2
    36 votes

    We Are Going to Rob a Bank

    We Are Going to Rob a Bank

    Atlas: "Ladies and gentlemen"
    Henley: "For our final trick"
    Atlas: "We are going to rob a bank."
    …
    Merritt Osbourne: "On the count of three you will be teleported through space and time to your bank in Paris."
    …
    Henley: "Everyone in this room was a victim of hard times.
    Merritt Osbourne: "Some of you lost your homes, your cars."
    Atlas: "And so tonight"
    Henley: "We're going to return some of that money back to you."
    Atlas: "Thank you, everyone"
    Atlas, Merritt and Henley, together: "Good night!"

    In the big heist before a life audience in Las Vegas, the illusionists somehow rob a bank in Paris in a matter of seconds. In an equally strange turn of events, they give all of the stolen money to the audience members as a way to give back to them after tough times.
  • 3
    22 votes

    Look Closely

    Look Closely

    Thaddeus Bradley: "You do realize this is a game, played out on a global scale? If you really want to know how a bank in Paris was robbed from a stage in Las Vegas, Vegas was just the start. Whatever this grand trick is, it was designed a long time ago and I believe it what was about to follow was really going to amaze. Look closely, because the closer you think you are the less you'll actually see."

    Thaddeus looks at the bigger scale of what happened. He knows the Paris bank robbery was simply a distraction away from a much larger trick. That bigger trick is the one everyone should focus on as that's where everyone will be truly amazed.
  • 4
    13 votes

    Do You See Your Card?

    Do You See Your Card?

    Atlas: "I'm going to flip through this deck and I want you to see one card, and not this one. That's too obvious. Pay close attention. That was too fast. I'll do it again. Are you ready? Okay, now did you see one?"
    Fan: "Yes"
    Atlas: "Do you have one in mind?"
    Fan: "Yes"
    Atlas: "Now, do you see your card here?"
    Fan: "No"
    Atlas: "That's because you're looking too closely. And what have I been telling you all night? The closer you look…"
    Crowd: "The less you see!"

    Atlas performs an illusion in front of a crowd of fans on the street. He asks one female fan to select a card while he flips through the deck then later magically makes that card appear in the lights on a nearby skyscraper.
  • 5
    10 votes

    Bend This Spoon With My Mind

    Bend This Spoon With My Mind
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    Jack: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am the next great magician and I will give $100 to anyone who can tell me how this trick is done. I have an ordinary spoon from Mel's Deli right here in Brooklyn. Check it out. Now, everyone, please pay very, very close attention cause I'm about to bend this spoon with my mind."
    Crowd: "Whoa!"
    Jack: "Thank you, thank you, now pass that around."
    Spectator One: "What's this?"
    Jack: "Wait, what are you doing, man?"
    Spectator One: "Well look at this. Looks like we got a spoon and a stem!"
    Jack: I got other tricks"
    Spectator One: "Or you could give me my hundred bucks!"
    Spectator Two: "You said you would!"
    Jack: "You have a very good eye, sir."
    Spectator One: "Thanks. My wallet?! My wallet?! My watch?!"

    Jack tries to perform an illusion on a water taxi in New York City when he is interrupted by one keen-eyed man who busts the secrets of the trick. Jack gets the last laugh however by swiping the man's wallet and watch before fleeing.
  • 6
    14 votes

    Not Keeping a Single Cent

    Not Keeping a Single Cent

    Dylan Hobbs: "A year ago these guys were a bunch of street magicians."
    Alma Vargas: "Now they're pulling off amazing robberies and not keeping a single cent for themselves."

    Dylan and Alma discuss the bank robbery and how the illusionists have evolved so quickly from street magicians. Alma points out another curious detail, that they kept none of the robbery money for themselves.