Cracked Archive - Movies & TV
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?
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- By Aaron Short
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96 5 Characters With Stupid Origin Stories Nobody Talks About
Not every character needs a gritty origin story.
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- By Mark Hill
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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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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.
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- By Mark Hill
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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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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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5 Corrected Readings Of 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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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.
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- By Jordan Breeding
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5 Horror Films That Just Made Up New Rules Halfway Through
Any good movie needs to establish the rules of its universe.
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- By Spencer Thew, Mike Bedard, Jordan Breeding, Dan Hopper
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6 Ridiculous Reasons Why Bad Movies Totally Sucked
There are movies that are so bad they're good, and those that are so bad they're like watching hundred-million-dollar paint dry.
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- By JM McNab
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5 Beloved Characters (Who Were Actually Blatant Rip-Offs)
Nobody likes a thief.
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- By B.T. Doran
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5 Weird Origins For Beloved Superheroes
The bizarre truth is that quite a few of our most beloved superhero icons exist for the most random and ridiculous reasons.
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- By Adam Wears
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Hollywood Arose From Thomas Edison's Defeat
Edison tried bullying rival filmmakers with lawsuits and literal goons until everyone just moved west.
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- By Cracked Writers
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5 Hilariously Stupid Reasons Why Famous Characters Exist
We like to think that everything in our favorite movies and TV shows was the product of pure creative vision. And maybe some drugs.
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- By Mark Hill
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All Of Your Nagging 'Last Jedi' Questions, Answered
This seems as a good a time as any to try to rebut at least some of the more popular grievances.
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- By JM McNab
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