The Prestige (2006) vocabulary: the 716 English words to know

1166 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 71% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 86%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
trick 71
00:01:05Every magic trick consists of three parts, or acts.
magician 25
00:01:13The magician shows you something ordinary.
bloody 19
00:01:47I'm part of the bloody act, you fool.
magic 17
00:01:05Every magic trick consists of three parts, or acts.
stage 15
00:03:30I saw someone making their way below stage.
gentleman 15
00:12:15Are either of you two gentlemen sailors?
illusion 15
00:03:43I'm an ingénieur, I design illusions
steal 13
00:15:39- Worried he'll steal your tricks? - Doesn't deal in methods.
method 13
00:04:29If I reveal the method here, the trick is worthless.
audience 11
00:10:51the audience had in their pockets.
perform 11
00:03:45and construct the apparatus necessary for performing them.
knot 11
00:12:20I'm sure you can both tie a strong knot.
double 10
00:15:05Like I said, the Langford double will hold tighter.
tie 10
00:12:08If you would tie her wrists,
bullet 10
00:13:41Give me something fresh. He won't even try a bloody bullet catch.
tank 9
00:03:48So, Mr. Cutter, was this water-filled tank beneath the stage
theater 9
00:11:35describes a show at the Orpheum Theater.
transport 9
00:04:22The Real Transported Man is one of the most sought after illusions
build 8
00:21:45You built this, Mr. Cutter?
prestige 8
00:03:08..."the prestige."
consider 7
00:07:27Consider your daughter.
hat 7
01:03:15Your hat.
notebook 7
00:08:03See, the cipher in his notebook is
escape 6
00:04:05It's a normal tank for escape under water,
simply 6
00:04:31How can we know that the tank wasn't simply
disappear 6
00:02:51because making something disappear isn't enough.
performance 6
00:16:42This is the performance. Right here.
sacrifice 6
00:16:51A lot of self-sacrifice.
closely 6
00:00:57Are you watching closely?
volunteer 6
00:13:47All it takes is some smartass volunteer to put a button in the barrel.
booking 6
00:27:20- Alfred? - Good news. We got our first booking.
keyword 6
00:42:24Simple but time-consuming to translate, even with the five-letter keyword.
dirty 5
00:14:24he won't get his hands dirty.
indeed 5
00:01:32to see that it is indeed real,
science 5
01:23:58Because exact science, Mr. Angier,
item 5
01:48:15that Lord Caldlow has purchased the bulk of the items.
diary 5
00:07:01Robert Angier's diary, including the time he spent in Colorado
obsession 5
00:51:38I can recognize an obsession.
ingénieur 5
00:03:43I'm an ingénieur, I design illusions
impossible 4
00:11:04- Can you get me a meeting with him? - Impossible, I'm afraid.
difference 4
00:22:43Yeah, with one important difference.
spot 4
00:34:57I hear he had a spot of bad luck catching a bullet south of the river.
cost 4
00:51:24Have you considered the cost of this?
pretend 4
00:17:21He's been pretending to be a cripple for years.
finger 4
00:39:42Keep your fingers crossed.
assistant 4
00:35:17- We should see about an assistant. - I've made some arrangements.
familiar 4
00:50:37You're familiar with the phrase, "Man's reach exceeds his grasp"?
celebrate 4
01:01:55We need to celebrate properly.
ordinary 4
00:01:13The magician shows you something ordinary.
hire 4
00:15:42- How do you know? - Because I hired him
describe 4
00:03:39Would you please describe your occupation to the jury, Mr. Cutter.
cage 4
00:37:35If you'll place your hands on either side of the cage, please.
drown 4
00:03:36It was Borden, watching Mr. Angier drown.
rubber 4
00:53:55You, sir. Just a rubber ball, yes?
sailor 4
00:12:15Are either of you two gentlemen sailors?
bind 4
00:11:53is willing to bind this lovely young woman?
cipher 4
00:07:36A cipher,
yep 3
00:36:12- Tighten up on there. - Yep.
foot 3
00:12:10bind her feet...
risk 3
00:13:32so now he's scared. He won't take any risks at all.
notice 3
00:04:13under the trap door without anyone noticing?
guilty 3
01:47:47Alfred Borden, you have been found guilty of the murder of Robert Angier.
destroy 3
00:51:49And one day, they will choose to destroy me.
lock 3
00:05:38Check the locks...
complete 3
01:08:10he had complete power over me.
raise 3
00:28:55I'm sorry, but I can't raise a child on my own.
willing 3
00:11:53is willing to bind this lovely young woman?
faith 3
00:06:58as a show of good faith. It might be of interest.
beg 3
00:20:13They'll beg you and flatter you for the secret,
bottom 3
00:34:25I never thought I'd find an answer at the bottom of a pint glass.
blind 3
00:32:55one half of me swearing blind that I tied a simple slipknot,
afford 3
00:14:33- Chung Ling Soo. - I can't afford that.
competition 3
00:52:55is to... watch his competition, see what illusions...
particular 3
00:23:11was of particular significance to these two men.
trap 3
00:04:00Borden must have placed it under the trap door after the end of it.
curious 3
00:35:11confound the more curious members of the public, but it will do.
claim 3
01:00:06...I cannot claim this next feat as illusion.
convince 3
00:05:21He's convinced he'll try and escape.
row 3
00:16:01so can the blokes at the ends of rows three and four!
object 3
00:01:27He shows you this object.
extraordinary 3
00:02:23and makes it do something extraordinary.
slip 3
00:14:59I mean, if that knot slips and Julia's on the hoist,
solid 3
00:30:49- Solid metal. - Seen that already.
intend 3
00:11:48two young men who never intended to hurt anyone.
demand 3
00:32:48He came in to demand an answer, and I told him the truth.
merely 3
00:51:13you would be presenting it merely as illusion?
require 3
00:36:54I will require the assistance of two volunteers.
zoo 3
01:26:36- Are we going to the zoo? - No, Daddy has some errands to run.
technique 3
01:00:18Merely a technique familiar to certain citizens of the Orient
bloke 3
00:14:35I know the bloke run the door.
wrist 3
00:12:08If you would tie her wrists,
journal 3
00:11:31Borden's journal entry for April 3, 1897,
involve 3
01:40:40Ladies and gentlemen, my first trick of the evening involves considerable risk.
pledge 3
00:01:10The first part is called "the pledge."
clap 3
00:02:48But you wouldn't clap yet,
translate 3
00:08:08but it will still take months to translate his writing.
backstage 3
01:10:56- I've seen it hidden backstage. - Misdirection.
performer 3
01:06:13Last week they said you were the premier stage performer in London.
climax 3
00:35:34The birdcage can't be our climax. Everybody knows it.
feat 3
00:40:13I'll perform this feat in a manner
exceed 3
00:50:37You're familiar with the phrase, "Man's reach exceeds his grasp"?
showman 3
00:14:22Milton is a showman, but Borden is right,
dress up 3
00:22:54Showmen, men who live by dressing up plain and sometimes brutal truths,
shut up 3
00:49:06Shut up!
sake 2
01:51:18- For God's sake. - I promise. Look!
teach 2
00:48:18Only if I teach you how to read.
professor 2
00:48:28Or can't you undo real locks, professor?
joke 2
00:56:58Would you like for me to tell you a little joke? Come here.
doubt 2
01:31:52The provenance of the journal is clear and under no doubt.
glass 2
00:34:25I never thought I'd find an answer at the bottom of a pint glass.
reach 2
00:50:37You're familiar with the phrase, "Man's reach exceeds his grasp"?
search 2
00:07:42...a search,
rid 2
01:22:23She must help me rid ourselves of Angier.
final 2
00:03:24get to that final part of his trick that night?
price 2
00:51:26Price is not an object.
fit 2
00:35:51No point in meeting Mr. Angier if you don't fit. On the right.
favor 2
00:58:35Now, would you favor us with a performance, Mr. Root?
begin 2
00:52:04I've already begun to build it, Mr. Angier.
surprised 2
01:06:02I was surprised, to tell you the truth.
witness 2
00:44:43Your eyes will not believe what they're witnessing.
cross 2
00:39:42Keep your fingers crossed.
leg 2
00:15:02she'll break her leg.
danger 2
01:22:01to the dangers of such an affair,
interest 2
00:06:58as a show of good faith. It might be of interest.
nature 2
00:18:03Borden writes as if no one but he understood the true nature of magic.
animal 2
00:37:40You best not be intending to hurt this animal, Mr. Angier.
bird 2
00:01:17A deck of cards, a bird or a man.
necessary 2
00:03:45and construct the apparatus necessary for performing them.
apologize 2
01:09:44I apologize.
possibly 2
00:59:12How difficult could it possibly be to play the Great Danton?
pardon 2
01:09:58Pardon my intrusion.
career 2
00:11:43We were two young men at the start of a great career,
prepared 2
00:04:41If you were prepared to disclose the details to me in private,
belong 2
01:28:27Leave your family at home where they belong.
fill 2
00:03:48So, Mr. Cutter, was this water-filled tank beneath the stage
mountain 2
00:09:22I will need a coach tomorrow to take me up the mountain.
nowhere 2
01:24:09Nowhere.
guest 2
00:09:14You're our first guest of the season, Mr. Angier.
happiness 2
00:46:49I saw happiness.
alarm 2
01:00:30but for those of you who are not, do not be alarmed.
brave 2
00:11:51Which of you brave souls
success 2
00:13:30Milton has gotten success, whatever that means,
journey 2
00:07:52Even if Colorado is the end of my journey,
barely 2
00:17:04I can barely lift this thing and it's not even filled with water.
pocket 2
00:05:08I'm going to have to ask you to turn out your pockets.
professional 2
00:42:56Call it a professional rivalry.
ruin 2
01:18:32- I see no reason you should suffer. - Don't ruin this evening.
warning 2
01:08:42Yes, thank you for the warning.
invite 2
01:41:55I'd like to invite you to come up on stage now
fortune 2
00:14:04Then you sell it to him for a small fortune.

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