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The Prestige

Ironclad Consistent across all rounds
2006 · Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction · Christopher Nolan

The Prestige doesn't have favorite matchups — it wins them all at roughly the same rate. 57% across 76 head-to-head matchups, steady regardless of round or opponent. Nolan's puzzle-box thriller rewards the exact kind of obsessive attention that bracket voters bring to their choices. Every rewatch reveals new architecture, and that inexhaustibility keeps it from ever feeling like a spent pick. It is the top-rated Christopher Nolan film on BingeBracket. 1.3s per vote suggests strong instincts. Most voters arrive at this matchup already knowing which way they lean.

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.

Round 1
60%
Where it thrives
Semifinals
50%
Finals
58.3%
7/12

The gap between The Prestige's best and worst round is just 10 points. That kind of steadiness is unusual — most films look different depending on when you check on them. This one doesn't.

On the other end of the spectrum: Inception at 100% is a comfortable win, while Fight Club at 20% is the matchup The Prestige can't crack.

Dominates
Se7en
75%
Kryptonite

In Nolan vs. Fincher, The Prestige regularly reaches the final — then runs into Fight Club. At 20%, it hasn't found the answer.

At the top of Christopher Nolan's filmography on BingeBracket, with Interstellar close behind at 54%.

BingeBracket Record
57%
Win Rate
#16 of 88 in Drama #9 of 41 from the 2000s #1 of 4 Christopher Nolan films
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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