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The Prestige (2006)
8.5
PG-13
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Release Date: October. 17,2006
Duration: 130min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Christopher Nolan
Plot: A magician's companion and assistant around the end of the nineteenth century in London is Robert Angier, his devoted wife Julia McCullough, and Alfred Borden. Robert accuses Alfred of killing Julia after she unintentionally passes away during a performance, and the two get hostile. Both rise to fame and compete as magicians, undermining the other's onstage show. Following Alfred's impressive feat, Robert develops an obsession with learning his rival's trade secret, which has disastrous results.
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall
Keywords: suicide, london, england, magic, obsession, competition, dying and death, diary, class, hostility, class society
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6.6
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V for Vendetta (2006)
8.1
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Inception (2010)
8.8
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Release Date: 2010-07-16
Duration: 148min
Country: US
Plot: Instead of succeeding in stealing memories of the Japanese energy magnate, Saito, Dom Cobb and his coworker, Arthur, are used by Saito. Saito coerces Dom and Arthur to help him defeat his rival company. In the mission, Dom not only needs to sneak into the subconsciousness of the target person and resist his subconscious instinct but also needs to prevent Dom’s subconsciousness—his wife’s destruction.
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Gladiator (2000)
8.5
R
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Duration: 155min
Country: US
Plot: Both his subjects and the ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius admired the formidable Roman general Maximus Meridius. Maximus was chosen by the emperor to succeed him before his death, and due to a power struggle, he and his family were executed. The strong general's lack of will caused him to be caught and forced into gladiatorial combat till his death, and he was powerless to save his family. His sole motivation at this point was the opportunity to go to the top and meet the person who would exact his retribution by looking into his eyes.
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