Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

Scream

Wes Craven reinvented the genre with this 1996 modern slasher-horror classic. A knife-wielding, murderous maniac stalks high-school students in the middle of suburbia. Nearly 25 years later, Scream remains clever, funny, and sharp as a blade.

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The More You Know

  • George Lucas wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie but could not obtain the rights so instead, he created Star Wars.
  • The average person living in Sweden eats about 22 pounds of chocolate a year.
  • For Dr. Strangelove, Peter Sellers was paid $1 million, 55 percent of the film’s budget.
  • Only one NFL team has a plant for a logo.
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