The Prestige

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The Prestige

PG-13

Released Oct 20, 2006

2h 10m

Drama

Fantasy

Mystery & Thriller

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An illusion gone horribly wrong pits two 19th-century magicians, Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) and Rupert Angier (Hugh Jackman), against each other in a bitter battle for supremacy. Terrible consequences loom when the pair escalate their feud, each seeking not just to outwit -- but to destroy -- the other man.

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Critics Consensus

Full of twists and turns, The Prestige is a dazzling period piece that never stops challenging the audience.

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Graham Fuller

Sight & Sound

Although the film's stunning reveals make the audience realise it has been duped... there is a protagonist to empathise with each time.

Nov 2, 2018

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It's quite a movie -- atmospheric, obsessive, almost satanic.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 7, 2007

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

An example of old-fashioned storytelling, the kind of magical movie that could have been made fifty years ago and, consequently, will still be watched fifty years from now.

Mar 24, 2007

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Brian Pendreigh

Radio Times

Nolan constructs a fascinating tale that twists and turns at every opportunity, although there is perhaps one twist too many in a slightly overbaked dénouement.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 22, 2024

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Akhil Arora

AkhilArora.com

Nolan looks at how obsession can drive you beyond your limit and destroy everything, even when the simple answer is right in front of you. In the process, he … intentionally crafts an allegory of filmmaking itself.

Oct 17, 2023

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

In terms of building narratives on top of narratives, this one really cemented Nolan as one of cinema’s most cerebral storytellers.

Jul 20, 2023

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Muhammed a

It was a very high quality and beautiful movie towards the end, the acting was very good, the director is also a great director, it is a very high quality movie in every respect.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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Dionisis T

A great film by Christopher Nolan and easily one of the best plot twists in the history of cinema.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Jakob F

A riveting, romanticized, magnum opus defined by it’s perpetual, non-linear game of deception and one-upmanship played by it’s dueling and unreliably-narrating protagonists, this experience sucks you in with it’s low-key visual language and high-key ruminations, distracting your attention just long enough with career-best acting to genuinely surprise you with the truth.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Shea G

Absolute masterpiece, storyline pacing, ending peak cinema here.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Audience Member

10/10 for the all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/24

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Oren H

I think people undersell this movie. The real life of Chung Ling Su who pretended to be crippled for years to allow him to perform his incredible fish bowl trick forms an inspiration as well as the lives of Houdini and Robert Houdin. *Spoiler* The reveal of Borden's method is a similar dedication: literally a double life. Though this movie is a slow reveal, watching it a second time shows much foreshadowing and hints that are easily missed on the first viewing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Synopsis

An illusion gone horribly wrong pits two 19th-century magicians, Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) and Rupert Angier (Hugh Jackman), against each other in a bitter battle for supremacy. Terrible consequences loom when the pair escalate their feud, each seeking not just to outwit -- but to destroy -- the other man.

Director: Christopher Nolan
Producer: Christopher Nolan, Aaron Ryder, Emma Thomas
Screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Distributor: Buena Vista
Production Co: Newmarket Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.1M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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