Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

Spirited Away

Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away is one of Studio Ghibli's best. 10-year-old Chihiro and her parents visit an abandoned amusement park, only for the latter to be transformed into humongous pigs. Chihiro is forced to work at the park—which is really a resort for supernatural beings—in order to free herself and her parents from its confines.

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The More You Know

  • The loudest animal on earth is the sperm whale.
  • A quarter of all the bones in your body are in your feet.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • Sean Connery wore a toupee in every "James Bond" movie.
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