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

Stairway to Heaven

Critics have described Stairway to Heaven as "bursting with tantalizing ideas, surprising connections, and suggestive flights of fancy." The directors of the film, Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell, also teamed up for Black Narcissus. This film has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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The More You Know

  • Often derided as a mega-flop, Waterworld actually took home nearly $90m more in worldwide box office than its estimated budget.
  • ‘Schindler’s List’ relied on advertisements to get costumes for extras.
  • Stanley Kubrick had all the sets and models from the filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed to prevent a sequel from being made.
  • Jennifer Lopez was the first actress to have a movie and an album hit number one in the same week.
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