Poll Rate it: Duel (1971)

Trivia : Steven Spielberg was shown seven different semi-trucks to choose from; he chose a Peterbilt because the cab resembled a face. -- derralf

Poll Rate it: War Horse (2011)

Trivia : Fourteen horses played Joey during the movie. The "main" acting horse in the film, Finder, also portrayed Seabiscuit (2003) in the movie about the famous racehorse. - Jeremy Irvine (Albert Naracott) contracted trench foot when filming the war scenes of the movie. -- derralf

Poll Rate it: Lincoln (2012)

Trivia : The ticking heard from Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch as he sits at his desk and plays with it is the actual ticking sound from the watch he carried in his pocket. An audio engineer went to the museum in Kentucky where the watch is kept to get sound bites from it. -- derralf

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Poll Rate it: Amistad (1997)

Trivia : Denzel Washington was approached for the role as Cinque, but he refused. Cuba Gooding Jr. also turned down the role of Cinque. Sean Connery was approached for the role of John Quincy Adams but passed. -- derralf

Poll Rate it: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Trivia : Before ‘The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ was chosen as the title, several other titles were considered and even registered with the MPAA in August 2007, including ‘The City of Gods’, ‘The Destroyer of Worlds’, ‘The Fourth Corner of the Earth’, ‘The Lost City of Gold’, and finally, ‘The Quest for the Covenant’. -- derralf

Poll Rate it: Jurassic Park II, The Lost World

Trivia : One ship at the San Diego docks is called "The Venture," the same name as the ship that brought the giant ape in King Kong (1933) to New York. - When the T-rex bites the traffic signal in San Diego, a street sign on the right edge of the screen reads in part "NO DINOSAURS". -- derralf

Poll Rate it: Munich (2005)

Trivia : The time span between the start of production to the release date in December of 2005 was less than six months. -- derralf

Poll Rate it: Hook

Trivia:

Dustin Hoffman's three children make appearances in the movie. His youngest son, Maxwell Hoffma' plays 5 year-old Peter Pan. His daughter, Rebecca Hoffman plays Jane in the play at the beginning of the movie, and his oldest son, Jake Hoffman plays a little league player in Jack's baseball game.

Poll Rate it: E.T.

-- derralf