The Discovery vs The Prestige

The Prestige has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.3/10 for The Discovery). The Discovery is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 10m. The Prestige is the older of the two (2006 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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The DiscoveryThe Prestige
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 8.2/10
Year20172006
Length1h 42m2h 10m
GenresDrama, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, ThrillerDrama, Mystery, Science Fiction
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorCharlie McDowellChristopher Nolan
Main castMary Steenburgen, Jason Segel, Riley Keough, Jesse Plemons, Rooney MaraMichael Caine, Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Piper Perabo, Andy Serkis

Synopsis

The Discovery

In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will, who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla. There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his…

The Prestige

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.

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