Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

Memento

In this psychological thriller, Guy Pearce plays Leonard, a man suffering from a rare and untreatable form of short-term memory loss—every fifteen minutes, the slate is wiped clean. Determined to track down the man who killed his wife, Leonard tattoos names and information on his body as a permanent reminder of what he's learned thus far.

Tangerine

Filmed entirely on an iPhone 5S, Tangerine follows the lives of two transgender sex workers, one of whom discovers that her boyfriend—and pimp—has been cheating on her. The film has received critical acclaim for its direction, screenplay, and depiction of trans individuals. 

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  • In classic Hitchcock movie North by Northwest, Cary Grant was actually older than his on-screen mother, Jessie Royce Landis.
  • Because they were shooting in black and white and color didn't matter, they used chocolate syrup as blood when shooting Psycho.
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  • Quentin Tarantino wants to stop making movies after his 10th film. The Hateful Eight was his 8th film.
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