THE PRESTIGE

GENRE:  Drama/ Mystery/ Thriller
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, David Bowie
DIRECTOR:  Christopher Nolan
WRITER:  Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Priest

PLOT:  Robert Angier aspires to be the top magician and was until Alfred Borden performed the ultimate illusion.  Angier becomes obsessed with Borden's ultimate illusion and uses his beautiful stage assistant as a spy.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Illusionist, Memento, The Machinist

SCORE:

SCOOP

GENRE:  Comedy/ Fantasy/ Mystery
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Jim Dunk
DIRECTOR:  Woody Allen
WRITER:  Woody Allen

PLOT:  An American student in journalism scoops her big story in London while having an affair with a handsome wealthy man.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Manhattan Murder Mystery, Match Point, The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion

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SWORDFISH

GENRE:  Action/ Thriller/ Crime
MADE:  2001
CAST:  John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry
DIRECTOR:  Dominic Sena
WRITER:  Skip Woods

PLOT:  Stanley Jobson an infamous hacker trying to stay clean from the law finds this hard to do when he is forced to steal billions with his hacking skills for a renegade counter-terrorist group.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Gone In Sixty Seconds, The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3, The A-Team

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THE FOUNTAIN

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance/ Sci-Fi
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Sean Patrick Thomas
DIRECTOR:  Darren Aronofsky
WRITER:  Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel

PLOT:  The story takes place over a thousand years with the common subjects of love, death and spirituality.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Pan's Labyrinth, 2046