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Hypnotherapist Karl Smith rates 10 hypnosis scenes in movies and television shows for realism. Smith has been working as a hypnotist and hypnotherapist for over 14 years. Smith discusses the accuracy of hypnosis scenes in films such as "Get Out" (2017) starring Daniel Kaluuya, "Zoolander" (2001) starring Ben Stiller, and "Now You See Me 2" (2016) with Woody Harrelson. He discusses stage hypnotism in "The Great Buck Howard" (2008) as well as hypnotism in television shows such as "The Simpsons" (2001), "Friends" (1997), and "Servant" (2021). He also comments on the portrayal of hypnotherapists in "Trance" (2013), "Donnie Darko" (2001), and “Office Space” (1999).