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Fox Searchlight Pictures

Not a lot of American moviegoers knew who David Beckham was when the film was released 15 years ago. Even fewer had heard of Keira Knightley. The movie became a hit anyway.

Dana Schwartz














Paul Schiraldi, HBO

It took a slow-but-steady climb for 'The Wire' to emerge as a cultural phenomenon, but the show that challenged every cops-and-robbers television trope has permeated just about every corner of our culture.

Adam D’Arpino