The Prestige
This is still without a doubt Nolan's best work to date. The story is so seamlessly woven together, telling a story through two perspectives through different stages in their lives. But despite the non-linear storytelling, at no point does the pacing feel overbearing or frustrating.
The two leads were phenomenal, they delivered such wonderfully layered performances. They sell the escalating drama and intense rivalry so well. I think this might also be my favourite Christain Bale performance to date.
I've only just found out that this was based on a book by Christopher Priest, so huge credit to him for creating such a great story. Since I haven't read the book, I can't say how good of an adaptation this is, but I will say that both Nolans delivered an incredible screenplay