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

To Be or Not to Be

This film is regarded as a comedy even though it's based on a historically dark timeline. A Polish theater company was in jeopardy after the Nazis invaded. The staff turns themselves into spies in order to stay open and thriving. Time Out says the film is "certainly one of the finest comedies to come out of Paramount."

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The More You Know

  • Will Smith wanted to adopt the German Shepherd in I Am Legend.
  • Ronald Reagan was originally announced as the lead for Casablanca. The proclamation turned out to simply be a ruse to keep the actor’s name in the press.
  • Dan Akroyd’s original script for Ghostbusters was set in a future where Ghostbusters were everyday figures of society like paramedics and firemen.
  • There’s a Starbucks cup in every "Fight Club" scene.
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