Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

Schindler's List

Oskar Schindler is a businessman who arrives in Krakow during the start of World War II, prepared to make a fortune. Schindler joins the Nazi party for the sake of political expediency and staffs his factory with Jewish workers for the same reasons. However, when the SS begin to annihilate Jews in the ghetto, Schindler attempts to protect his workers.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill makes his other films look like Disney flicks. A former assassin known only as The Bride wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempted to murder her on her wedding day. Vowing to get even, she is determined to exact revenge upon every person who played a part in her disastrous wedding day.

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The More You Know

  • The average golf ball has 336 dimples.
  • When filming Chinatown Jack Nicholson was dating Anjelica Huston, the daughter of his screen nemesis John Huston.
  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
  • Only two national flags have the color purple on them.
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