Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

Call Me by Your Name

In Luca Guadagnino's critically-acclaimed Call Me by Your Name, 17-year-old Elio Perlman is passing the summer of 1983 with his family at their Italian villa. He soon encounters Oliver, a handsome doctoral student interning for Elio's father. Together, Elio and Oliver allow themselves to succumb to desire in the heat of the season.

You've Got Mail

In this Nora Ephron classic rom-com, a struggling bookseller and a corporate chain retailer—set on putting her store out of business—harbor an intense dislike for one another. The pair strikes up an anonymous email correspondence, not realizing one another's true identities.

Next Page →

Advertisement

The More You Know

  • Tom Hanks helped pay for ‘Forrest Gump’
  • The wolf's jaw can exert 1500 pounds of pressure per square inch, twice the jaw pressure of a German Shepherd. Wolves can crush large bones in just a few bites.
  • The idea that a man should spend two months salary on an engagement ring was popularized by De Beers' ad agency.
  • You make approximately a teaspoon of tears per hour.
Next Page →

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.