The Prestige (2006) Hugh Jackman Christian Bale Scarlett Johansson Michael Caine Rebecca Hall Christopher Nolan

In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier (Jackman), his beloved wife Julia McCullough (Piper Perabo) and Alfred Borden (Bale) are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival magicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences.