Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

The Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan's second installment in The Dark Knight Trilogy earned over one billion dollars at the box office. D.A. Harvey Dent and Lt. Jim Gordon have done their best to help Batman keep a rein on Gotham City's crime—until the sociopathic Joker makes an appearance. Now, Batman must tread the thin line between heroism and vigilantism.

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The More You Know

  • Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix. He starred in Wild Wild West instead.
  • After Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmark's Jewish population, Danish citizens organized a massive evacuation of the Jews to neutral Sweden, despite the risks. In the end, 99% of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust.
  • "Psycho" was the first time a flushing toilet was shown on screen.
  • In classic Hitchcock movie North by Northwest, Cary Grant was actually older than his on-screen mother, Jessie Royce Landis.
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