Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

7 Brilliant Movie Clues That Were Hidden In Plain Sight

Since only complete losers (read: us) would ever notice these things, let us tell you about the coolest ones in recent memory.

By JM McNab
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April 09, 2018

Here's How They Made The 'Roars' In The Lion King

When was the last time you actually heard a lion roar?

By Cracked Writers
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April 07, 2018

6 Things Hollywood Always Gets Wrong About Being A Teenager

Presumably, every single writer in Hollywood was at some point in time a teenager.

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By James Kinneen, E.M. Caris, Jordan Breeding, Alyssa Feller
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April 07, 2018

4 Lazy Character Shortcuts Hollywood Can't Stop Using

The best movie characters are usually the ones whom we sort of identify with ... but sometimes the writers don't have time for that.

By Daniel Dockery
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April 06, 2018

Why Tarantino's 'Death Proof' Is Creepy Now

Remember those sweet, innocent days when the creepiest thing about Quentin Tarantino was his fondness for feet?

By Aaron Short
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April 04, 2018

5 Characters With Stupid Origin Stories Nobody Talks About

Not every character needs a gritty origin story.

By Mark Hill
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April 01, 2018

6 Classic Movies That Get Ruined By Grade-School Science

Pardon us for pulling a Neil deGrasse Tyson, but we're going to do exactly that.

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By Nathan Williams
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March 31, 2018

What 'Ready Player One' Tells Us About Toxic Fandom

'Ready Player One' was whimsical in 2011, but geek culture has since gone to a dark place.

By Mark Hill
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March 30, 2018

5 Ridiculously Detailed Movie Gags (Almost Nobody Caught)

Many directors throw out allusions to the films that inspired their own work, but a few go so far that it evolves into a cinematic history-based obsessive disorder.

By Mark Hill
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March 30, 2018

The 5 Types Of Movies You're About To Get Sick Of

Good news for anyone who thinks Hollywood has milked superhero movies for all they're worth: They're about to start doing that with some other, way more specific genres!

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By Dan Hopper
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March 29, 2018

5 Insane Movies Starring Your Favorite Cartoons

Even some of the most iconic cartoon characters have shown up in some super weird movies.

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By JM McNab
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March 27, 2018

Cool Stuff Hidden In Books You Read In School

Far too many of us go through life thinking that these books were boring old crap.

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By Adam Wears
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March 26, 2018

5 Totally Crazy Film Genres You Had No Clue Existed

With so many genres flooding the market, you may have missed out on some of the absolute craziest that ever existed. It is long past time to remedy that.