 In 2009 , The A.V. Club included The Prestige in their best films of the decade list . The film was included in American Cinematographer 's " Best @-@ Shot Film of 1998 @-@ 2008 " list , ranking at 36 . More than 17 @,@ 000 people around the world participated in the final vote . As with much of Nolan 's work , The Prestige is rated highly on IMDb ; the film holds an average rating of 8 @.@ 5 / 10 , ranking it # 51 on the site 's top 250 films . 
