Derren Brown
Also Known As: Ντέρεν Μπράουν, Darren V. Brown
Biography: Derren Brown is an English mentalist, illusionist, painter, and author. He began performing in 1992, making his television debut with Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000, and has since produced several more shows for stage and television.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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The Enemies of Reason
Overview: Documentary written and presented by scientist Richard Dawkins, in which he seeks to expose "those areas of belief that exist without scientific proof, yet manage to hold the nation under their spell", including mediumship, psychokinesis, acupuncture, and other forms of alternative medicine.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Derren Brown: Inside Your Mind
Overview: If you haven't come across Derren Brown before then Inside your Mind is a great introduction to the considerable skills of the only living Jedi Master. His show, Mind Control debuted on Channel 4 in the wake of a resurgence of interest in magic spearheaded by David Blaine. But what Derren Brown does hardly falls into the category of sleight-of-hand--his "magic" is firmly grounded in the workings of the mind and psychology. The result is a fascinatingly mysterious, but definitely not psychic, phenomenon.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-03
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Derren Brown: An Evening of Wonders
Overview: Brown's third live stage show toured the United Kingdom in 2007 and 2008. "Derren Brown, Mind Reader — An Evening of Wonders", began 29 April 2007 in Blackpool, and ended 17 June in Bristol.The show toured again from February until April 2008 throughout the UK, and concluded with a West End run at the Garrick Theatre during May and early June. The West End run was a strictly limited season of 32 performances only. A performance from the last week of the tour at the Garrick Theatre was filmed for Channel 4 and aired on 13 January 2009.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-13
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International Magic Presents The Derren Brown Lecture
Overview: International Magic Presents: The Derren Brown Lecture is an 80-minute lecture DVD of close-up mentalism and subsequent discussion of various aspects of Brown's performance. Again, this product is not intended for general consumption but is directed at magicians and mentalists only.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-01
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Derren Brown: The Devil's Picturebook
Overview: Released in 1999, The Devil's Picturebook is a stunning collection of card material that was years ahead of its time. The card magic that Derren performs and teaches offers a rare glimpse into how he thinks about his magic, and how he constructs routines. Then, as now, the audience's emotions are always Derren's primary focus. Over the course of three hours, The Devil's Picturebook gives the audience a detailed insight into this rare Derren Brown material. The first half explains in detail some classic card routines from his early career as a conjurer, all of which rely on sleight of hand, misdirection, and audience management. The second half features his incredible, pioneering psychological card routines and shows a distinct move towards the mentalism for which he is now known.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Ghosts in the Machine
Overview: Documentary charting the history of the supernatural on British TV, revisiting classic ghost stories and controversial shows. Contributors include Derren Brown and Yvette Fielding.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-27
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Derren Brown: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Overview: The second of Derren Brown's live stage shows that toured the UK following its success in the West End.
Genres: TV Movie Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-29
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Derren Brown: Showman
Overview: This one-off special brings the record-breaking, five-star West End performance Showman - probably Derren Brown's most personal show to date - to TV.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-04-23
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Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet
Overview: Derren Brown once again creates edge-of-the-seat television as he takes 'average Joes' on an extraordinary psychological journey. In a powerful transformation, which will include an amazing, must-watch finale, Derren releases his subjects from the restraints that they have placed on themselves and allows them the opportunity to fulfil their true potential, opening the door to a new and exciting future.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-08
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Derren Brown: Behind the Mischief
Overview: A documentary about Derren Brown. Discover the story of how he met his co-writer, his mother's feelings about his involvement in Russian Roulette, and an emotional visit back to his old school, university and the Bristol bars where Brown first began his close-up magic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-01
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Derren Brown: Enigma
Overview: Derren Brown's 2009/10 stage tour, ending in London with a month at the Adelphi Theatre starting 15 June 2009.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-05
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Derren Brown: Messiah
Overview: For his show "Messiah," Derren Brown traveled to the United States to try to convince five leading figures that he had powers in their particular field of expertise: Christian evangelism, alien abduction, psychic powers, New Age theories, and contacting the dead. Using a false name each time, Derren succeeded in convincing all of the "experts" that he had powers, and four openly endorsed him as a true practitioner. The concept of the show was to highlight the power of suggestion with regard to beliefs and people's abilities, and our failure to question those beliefs. His conclusion was that people tend to hear only things that support their own ideas and ignore contradictory evidence; this is known in psychology as confirmation bias.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-07
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Derren Brown: Séance
Overview: Derren Brown holds an event at Elton Hall in east London, claiming the location had a history of paranormal activity after 12 people killed themselves in a suicide pact in 1974. Brown then proceeds to demonstrate the methods used by spiritualists.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-31
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Derren Brown: The Gathering
Overview: An 'as-live' show specially recorded at a secret location (hidden from the audience), with an invited audience of students from Roehampton University, celebrities, psychologists, psychics, taxi drivers, and magicians. Derren recreates pseudo-psychic 'mind reading' and 'remote viewing' activities by recalling streets, page numbers, and grid references from the Greater London A-Z map.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-29
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Derren Brown: The Heist
Overview: Derren Brown uses his skills on selected participants who answered an advertisement. Under the guise of attending a 'motivational seminar', Derren recruits a number of participants, and can he persuade any of his group of responsible, middle-management businessmen and women to steal £100,000 in an armed robbery?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-04
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Derren Brown: The System
Overview: "The System" was based on the idea that a system could be developed to "guarantee a winner" of horse races. Cameras followed a member of the public, Khadisha, as Brown anonymously sent her correct predictions of five races in a row, before encouraging her to place as much money as she could on the sixth race.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-02-01
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Derren Brown: Miracles for Sale
Overview: A feature length program about the controversial practice of faith healing. Derren Brown attempts to turn a member of the British public into a 'faith healer' and to convincingly give a faith healing show to church goers in Texas.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-25
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Derren Brown: Svengali
Overview: Derren Brown attempts to extract secret confessions from the audience, playing unforgettable mind games and revealing the wonder of Svengali – an automaton allegedly created in the image of its owner's dead son. Was it used in early Victorian magic shows, or is it another of Brown's eerie games?
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-18
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Derren Brown Presents The 3D Magic Spectacular
Overview: Derren Brown presents some of the world's greatest, funniest and most shocking magicians perform magic in stunning 3D. Anaglyph glasses are needed to watch.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-15
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Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery
Overview: In this brand new episode, master illusionist and showman Derren Brown plans to pull off the perfect crime. He’s bet renowned art collector Ivan Massow that he can steal a painting from right under his nose. In true Derren style, he will tell Ivan exactly which painting he plans to target – a work by Turner-nominated British brothers Jake and Dinos Chapman no less – as well as what time the theft will happen. He’ll even give him a photograph of the person that’s going to take it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-13
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How Magic Changed TV
Overview: The story of magic on TV, the challenges of performing illusions in front of the television cameras, the performers who inspired some of the most successful modern magicians and the celebrity magic fans.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-13
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Derren Brown: Russian Roulette
Overview: On 5 October 2003, Brown performed Russian roulette, live on Channel 4, which was watched by over 3.3 million viewers. The stunt was performed at an undisclosed location.
Genres: TV Movie Action Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-05
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Derren Brown: Infamous
Overview: Multi award-winning psychological illusionist Derren Brown returns in the recording of his acclaimed live show ‘Infamous’. Featuring Derren at his baffling best with the excitement of a live theatre audience, Infamous includes amazing, provocative, jaw dropping demonstrations of his incredible skills of magic, suggestion, showmanship and misdirection in a must-watch roller coaster of emotions.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-22
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Comic Aid
Overview: Shot live at the one off Comic Aid benefit gig at London’s Carling Apollo – which sold out in just three and a half minutes of tickets being put on sale – the DVD features the entire uncut show for all those unfortunate enough to have missed out on tickets. The 3 hour show sees Jonathan Ross, Jack Dee, Graham Norton, Julian Clary, and Lily Savage host a stellar comic line-up that includes; Lee Evans, Dawn French, Jimmy Carr, Ardal O’Hanlon, Johnny Vegas, Bill Bailey, Bo’ Selecta! star The Bear, Jo Brand, Jon Culshaw, Omid Djalili, Otis Lee Crenshaw, Eddie Izzard, The League Of Gentlemen with Miranda Richardson, Alistair McGowan, Dylan Moran, Dave Spikey, Simon Pegg & Jessica Stevenson. Psychological illusionist Derren Brown and international percussion sensation Stomp also present their own unique blend of stage entertainment.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-02
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Medium Rare
Overview: Carl is running for his life. When a beautiful woman offers him an unexpected hiding place, his luck seems to change. But desire is about to lay its own subtle trap.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-24
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Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind
Overview: Derren Brown is a unique force in the world of illusion - he can seemingly predict and control human behaviour. He doesn't claim to be a mind-reader, instead he describes his craft as a mixture of magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship. Whatever you choose to call it, his unparalleled performances amaze and unsettle all those who watch him. This is a powerful and provocative form of entertainment, unlikely to be imitated for a long while.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-23
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Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Overview: Derren Brown investigates the power of social compliance by persuading an unwitting member of the public into believing that they have pushed someone to their death.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-12
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Derren Brown: Miracle
Overview: Illusionist Derren Brown reinvents the concept of "faith healing" through a series of stunts that debunk the confines of fear, pain and disbelief.
Genres: Documentary Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-10
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Ghost Stories
Overview: Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases -- disturbing visions in an abandoned asylum, a car accident deep in the woods and the spirit of an unborn child. Even scarier -- each of the macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to the professor's own life.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-20
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Derren Brown: Sacrifice
Overview: Illusionist Derren Brown concocts a psychological experiment in which he tries to manipulate an ordinary person into taking a bullet for a stranger.
Genres: Documentary Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-19
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Derren Brown: 20 Years of Mind Control
Overview: To celebrate 20 years of sensational television, showman Derren Brown lifts the veil on his extraordinary career and recreates his favourite ever trick. And viewers vote for Derren's greatest stunt.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-16
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The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Overview: The residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-16
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