Citizen Kane

Considered by many as the best film ever made, multimillionaire newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane dies alone in his extravagant mansion, Xanadu, speaking a single word: "Rosebud".

What follows are pieces of newsreel like footage detailing how Kane amassed his fortune, and turning around full circle at the end.

In an attempt to figure out the meaning of this word, a reporter tracks down the people who worked and lived with Kane; they tell their stories in a series of flashbacks that reveal much about Kane's life but not enough to unlock the riddle of his dying breath.