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The Prestige

2006 · directed by Christopher Nolan · 130 min
25,140 feet · Prominence
450th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw60

Lifetime worldwide gross $110m, re-releases included; about $180m in 2026 money.

Rank1,885 of 11,051In 200653 of 303

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise73

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics72 baseAwards10 signal → +1 lift

Oscars2 nominated Cinematography, Production Design
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy70

Judged directly: The Prestige reviewed.

Verdict70 of 100IMDb8.5 from 1.6mWikipedia55k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 315 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 60 praise 73 legacy 70averages 68, placing it at25,140 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

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