Growing up in a small town, Charlie, Alex and Nick weren't the most popular kids around after they formed "The Elite Monster Unit". Chasing notorious, mythical legends and ghosts was exciting to them, not "cool" to the other kids around. So they lived their lives on the outside of the "in" crowd. Making matters worse was Charlie's obvious crush on Brandy, one of the most popula...

20世纪50年代末期，曾经风靡一时的剧场风云变幻，人们迷恋电视、迷恋摇滚，对于曾经伴随他们长大的各种杂耍则不再关注。他是一个经验丰富的魔术师，舞台上得体从容，现实中却不得不为了可怜的生活费而流转于各个表演场所，上至华贵的音乐厅，下至破落偏僻的小酒馆，不变的是他对魔术的执着。在苏格兰某个乡间逗留时，魔术师结识了一个小女孩，她感叹于那些神奇的魔法，于是偷偷离开故乡，转而追随魔术师的脚步。他们辗转来至爱丁堡，生活变得愈加艰辛，而为了满足女孩对魔法的信任和对繁华世界的向往，魔术师不得不想各种办法去赚钱……　　本片荣获2010年欧洲电影节最佳动画片奖、2010年纽约影评人协会最佳动画片奖。