Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

The Farewell

In The Farewell, Billi's family returns to China to say goodbye to their beloved matriarch, Nai Nai, under the guise of a wedding. The only problem? Nai Nai has no idea that she's dying. Billi attempts to reconcile with her culture as well as her family's decision to keep Nai Nai's illness a secret from her.

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The More You Know

  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
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  • Nestlé supplied 1,850 bars of real chocolate for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
  • Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper.
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