The Best Films in History: Did Your Favorite Make the List?

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke has scored a 100 on Rotten Tomatoes, which basically tells you all you need to know about this classic film. Paul Newman plays the main character, who has been sentenced to a prison camp but hasn't gotten rid of his bad-boy lifestyle. Newman was nominated for an Oscar for this role.

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The More You Know

  • Like Facebook, Star Wars was originally prefixed by the definite article ‘The’. Much cleaner without it.
  • The first film kiss happened in 1896
  • Stanley Kubrick had all the sets and models from the filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed to prevent a sequel from being made.
  • Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie, which is why they’re called “trailers.”
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