These Are The Top-Rated Movies In The History of Film

Stairway to Heaven

David Niven stars in this 97% film on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics have described this as "bursting with tantalizing ideas, surprising connections, and suggestive flights of fancy." Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell also teamed up for another mentioned film, Black Narcissus.

12 Years a Slave

The haunting true story brought to life tells the story of a free black man who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. The tale of Solomon Northup grossed $188 million in the box office. It also launched Lupita N'yongo's career and features Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt.

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The More You Know

  • John Travolta would have played Maverick in Top Gun if his asking price wasn't too high.
  • In the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy, no two female characters ever speak to each other.
  • Jim Caviezel was struck by lightening while he was on the cross in, Passion of the Christ.
  • During the filming of Star Trek (2009), Zachary Quinto could not manage to properly do the Vulcan salute. Eventually, J.J. Abrams had to glue his fingers together in order for Quinto to do it correctly.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.