Zvezdniška čarodeja ter stara prijatelja Burt Wonderstone in Anton Marvelton že leta kraljujeta na odrih Las Vegasa. Zadnje čase pa je njuna največja iluzija prijateljstvo, saj sta se sčasoma odtujila, se naveličala drug drugega in se začela odkrito prezirati. Poleg tega pa njune predstave resno ogroža nova zvezda na čarodejskem prizorišču, trendovski ulični iluzionist Steve Gray, ob čigar nemogočih točkah je njun gledališki nastop videti zastarel. Vendar imata čarodeja priložnost rešiti svojo kariero pa tudi prijateljstvo. Jima bo uspelo?
Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas Strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they've grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerrilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show is starting to look stale. But there's still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act - both onstage and off - if only Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place.
