Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

Memento

In this psychological thriller, Guy Pearce plays Leonard, a man suffering from a rare and untreatable form of short-term memory loss—every fifteen minutes, the slate is wiped clean. Determined to track down the man who killed his wife, Leonard tattoos names and information on his body as a permanent reminder of what he's learned thus far.

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The More You Know

  • The names of the taxi driver and the policeman in everybody’s favourite Yuletide outing, It’s A Wonderful Life, are Bert and Ernie. The writers working on Sesame Street at the time claim it’s merely a coincidence.
  • Within 3 days of release The Hunger Games has become the highest grossing film for production company Lionsgate.
  • When a piece of bread is toasted, it's called the "Maillard reaction."
  • To thank Robin Williams for his work on Aladdin, Disney sent him a late Pablo Picasso painting.
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