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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, Metacritic 66/100. Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 94% of the 3,095 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes77%
Metacritic66/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
18,084 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathan NolanScreenplay
- Christopher NolanScreenplay
- David JulyanOriginal Music Composer
- Christopher NolanDirector
Cast
- Hugh JackmanRobert Angier
- Christian BaleAlfred Borden
- Michael CaineCutter
- Piper PeraboJulia McCullough
- Rebecca HallSarah
- Scarlett JohanssonOlivia Wenscombe
- Samantha MahurinJess
- David BowieTesla
- Andy SerkisAlley
- Daniel DavisJudge
- Jim PiddockProsecutor
- Christopher NeameDefender
Stills
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Themes
dying and deathsuicideclass societylondon, englandbased on novel or bookmagiccompetitionobsessionhostilityclassdiarytwist
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