The Prestige
- Awards: Nominated For 2 Academy Awards
Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star in The Prestige where they play rival magicians. Robert Angier and Alfred Borden are magicians in 1890s London, England. They work for shills together under their mentor, John Cutter. Sadly a water tank trick goes wrong, causing Angier’s wife Julia to die as she failed to escape. Angier blames Borden for using a riskier knot. They become enemies and bitter rivals after this, and each goes on to launch their own careers. Borden does a famous bullet catch trick while Angier performs an amazing Transporting Man trick. Each trying to get crazier and crazier to outdo the other, even sabotaging the other’s tricks.