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Jack Black teaches a group of gifted students to become rock stars in this 2003 musical comedy.
What is School of Rock?
He directed "Jaws," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," and "Schindler's List."
In this 1982 classic, a boy helps a lost alien phone home.
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
This 1997 epic romance was the first film to earn over $1 billion worldwide.
What is The Titanic?
This 2002 Japanese horror remake features a cursed videotape that kills anyone who watches it within seven days.
What is The Ring?
In this 2014 drama, a ruthless jazz instructor pushes his talented drumming student to his breaking point.
What is Whiplash?
Known for his collaborations with Leonardo DiCaprio, this director helmed "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill."
Who is Quentin Tarantino?
The "I am your father" twist is from this second installment of a famous sci-fi trilogy.
What is Star Wars?
This 2008 film about a Caped Crusader's struggle against the Joker won Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar.
What is The Dark Knight?
This 1978 film introduced Michael Myers and the concept of a slasher killer who always returns.
What is Halloween?
This 2007 film, directed by Tim Burton, is a musical thriller about a murderous barber and his accomplice.
What is Sweeney Todd?
This director's films often feature intricate, non-linear plots, as seen in Inception, The Dark Knight, and Oppenheimer.
Who is Christopher Nolan?
This 1979 film introduced the xenomorph and the iconic tagline, "In space, no one can hear you scream."
What is Alien?
This 1994 film won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for its star, Tom Hanks.
What is Forrest Gump?
This 1980 film is set in an isolated, snow-covered hotel where a family is tormented by a malevolent supernatural presence.
What is The Shining?
Amy Adams plays a linguist tasked with communicating with extraterrestrials in this 2016 sci-fi film.
What is Arrival?
He's the master of suspense, directing classics like "Psycho," "Rear Window," and "The Birds."
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
The Wachowskis directed this 1999 film where a computer programmer discovers he is living in a simulated reality.
What is the Matrix?
This 2019 South Korean film was the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture.
What is Parasite?
In this 2017 film, a young man visits his girlfriend's family for the first time, only to discover a dark and shocking secret.
What is Get Out?
This animated Disney film introduced the concept of "ohana" and featured an alien experiment in Hawaii.
What is Lilo & Stitch?
Known for his frequent use of long takes and single-camera shots, this Mexican director won back-to-back Oscars for "Gravity" and "Birdman."
Who is Alejandro Iñarritu?
In this 1982 film, a group of scientists at a research station in Antarctica are hunted by a shape-shifting alien.
What is The Thing?
This 1991 film, a story about a serial killer and a young FBI agent, was the first horror film to win Best Picture.
What is The Silence of the Lambs?
This 2018 film is about a family that is torn apart by a supernatural entity after the death of their grandmother.
What is Hereditary?