# The Prestige

5 Hacker News commenters recommended The Prestige and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend this Christopher Nolan film as a grounded, adult favorite that rewards watching to the end. Critics did not appear in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Seen as grounded and mature (2 comments): "the more grounded ones (Prestige, Insomnia and The Dark Knight)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080712)) "As an adult I prefer Prestige." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080350))
- Worth watching all the way through (1 comments): "Please watch this all the way to the end" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063017))

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- [Hackers (1995)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hackers.md): 69 recommend
- [Pulp Fiction](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pulp-fiction.md): 13 recommend
- [Sneakers (1992)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sneakers.md): 7 recommend
- [Heat (1995 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/heat.md): 6 recommend
- [Nightcrawler (2014 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nightcrawler.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Prestige", https://hackerapproved.com/p/prestige/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).