After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.After a tragic accident, two stage magicians in 1890s London engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion while sacrificing everything they have to outwit each other.
- Director
- Writers
- Jonathan Nolan(screenplay)
- Christopher Nolan(screenplay)
- Christopher Priest(novel)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Jonathan Nolan(screenplay)
- Christopher Nolan(screenplay)
- Christopher Priest(novel)
- Stars
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 6 wins & 45 nominations total
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- Director
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- Jonathan Nolan(screenplay)
- Christopher Nolan(screenplay)
- Christopher Priest(novel)
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Storyline
- Taglines
- A Friendship That Became a Rivalry.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for violence and disturbing images
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaChung Ling Soo was a stage character created by William Ellsworth Robinson, a white man who disguised himself as a Chinese man to cash in on audiences' enthusiasm for the exotic. Robinson lived as Chung, never breaking character while in public. He died in March 1918, when a bullet-catch trick went wrong. "My God, I've been shot" were both his last words and the first English he had spoken on stage in nineteen years.
- GoofsWhen Angier visits Tesla in February, it is obviously winter, with snow on the ground. Yet after a brief meeting they venture out to a balcony, where it is summer, with green foliage, and no breath visible.
- Quotes
Cutter: Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige"."
This is a dense complicated plot. If you figured it out before the ending, then you're much smarter than me. Christopher Nolan and his brother have woven an intrigue story of obsession and revenge. The twists will leave you stunned. The reveals of the tricks are jaw dropping. It doesn't get more mind bending than this one.
In a way, the flashforwards are not that necessary. It throws a complicated story into more confusion. It's too much. The movie may be better to be more straight forward. Personally, I like the challenge.
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- Dec 14, 2013
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- Language
- Also known as
- Ảo Thuật Gia Đấu Trí
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $53,089,891
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,801,808
- Oct 22, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $109,676,311
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1