Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

5 Brilliant Clues Hidden in the Background of Movies

It's hard to blame the internet for spoiling movies when these movies did it to themselves.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent, Dennis Fulton
Published: May 21, 2013
Comments: 1639

5 Horrifying Implications of the 'Star Trek' Universe

It turns out there are some horrible implications behind all that awesome technology and progressive ideology that are never addressed.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent, Kier Harris
Published: May 17, 2013
Comments: 1426

5 Classic Movies That Ruined Their Makers' Careers

So before you quit your day job and move to LA, let us tell you about the filmmakers who put their blood, sweat, and tears into something great, only to be rewarded with nothing but a middle finger.

Authors: By Sammy Trujillo
Published: May 16, 2013
Comments: 1204

7 Classic Movies That Are Shameless Ripoffs

There are times when a big-budget movie has incredibly specific similarities to some more obscure work, to the point that it's really hard to swallow that it could be coincidence.

Authors: By Aaron Short
Published: May 13, 2013
Comments: 1917

5 Marvel Characters Who Totally Dropped the Ball

Sometimes the characters in these movies seem to know less about what they're doing than we do, and for every sensible decision they make, they stumble through a series of catastrophically terrible blunders that defy explanation.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent
Published: May 03, 2013
Comments: 1648

5 Supposedly Brilliant Movie Doctors Who Suck at Their Job

[WARNING: SPOILERS!]

Authors: By Brendan Bourque-Sheil, Daniel Crow
Published: May 02, 2013
Comments: 756

6 Movie Good Guys You Didn't Notice Were Total Hypocrites

Heroic movie characters stand up for what they feel is right, and they stick to those beliefs until it's inconvenient not to.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent
Published: May 01, 2013
Comments: 1581

5 Reasons Superhero Movies Are a Bubble That Will Soon Burst

Bad news: The explosion of big-budget superhero movies is a bubble that seems poised to burst. How do we know? Because it's happened before.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent
Published: April 29, 2013
Comments: 1972

7 Classic Movies That Almost Had Absurdly Dark Endings

Thankfully, someone decided to change them to keep people from sobbing through several traffic lights on their way home from the theater.

Authors: By Robin Warder
Published: April 26, 2013
Comments: 1435

The 6 Most Idiotic Decisions by Authority Figures in Movies

Authority figures, from police departments to federal agencies, aren't known for making the wisest decisions in movies. In fact, some of them are bafflingly stupid.

Authors: By Robin Warder
Published: April 19, 2013
Comments: 683

8 Characters You Won't Believe Are Based on Real People

Some characters are so bizarre, improbable, or flat-out impossible that you have to wonder how their creators ever came up with them. In a surprising amount of cases, the answer is that they didn't.

Authors: By Sammy Trujillo
Published: April 17, 2013
Comments: 926

5 Basic Facts of Life (Were Made Up by Marketing Campaigns)

No matter how cynical you think you are about the influence of advertising on things we consider traditions, it's always surprising how far it goes.

Authors: By Auriane Desombre, Eddie Rodriguez
Published: April 15, 2013
Comments: 1940

The 7 Most Half-Assed Monsters in Movie History

A great movie monster taps into our most primal fears, a terrible one taps into equal parts hilarity and sadness.

Authors: By Cole Gamble, Dustin Koski
Published: April 11, 2013
Comments: 1079

5 Fan Theories About Cartoons That Will Ruin Your Childhood

Crazy is like currency on the Internet, and among all the garbage, some strangely compelling ideas can emerge, making you rethink shows you thought you knew well.