Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

5 Exonerated Criminals Who Did Worse Stuff After Being Free

In some cases, getting released from prison after years of wrongful incarceration is just the beginning of the story.

By Adam Tod Brown
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April 30, 2015

15 Weird Casting Choices We're Still Seeing Today

If there's anything we've learned about Hollywood's casting decisions, it's this one important aspect: They make precisely zero sense.

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By Cracked Plasticians
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April 29, 2015

6 Insane Versions Of Great Movies You Didn't Know Existed

Chances are at least one of your favorite movies is a remake, and you never realized it because they were remaking something so awful it's been long buried in pop culture's graveyard.

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By JM McNab
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April 27, 2015

Pictofacts

28 Great Movie Moments Created By Ignoring The Script

This is our salute to some of Hollywood's most iconic improvisers.

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By AM Smiley
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April 25, 2015

4 Cartoon Characters (Surprisingly) Based On Real People

Anger the wrong person named Matt or Trey & you may end up immortalized for all eternity as the jerkiest character in South Park.

By Felix Clay
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April 22, 2015

6 Reasons The Jedi Would Be The Villain In Any Sane Movie

We're really sorry about this, but we're about to ruin your image of Kit Fisto.

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By Chris Weixelman, Oliver Chips
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April 22, 2015

5 Tricks Hollywood Uses To Make Good Trailers And Bad Movies

Movie ad campaigns don't just hurt us, they hurt the movies themselves.

By J.F. Sargent
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April 21, 2015

4 Crappy Side Effects Of Streaming TV Nobody Saw Coming

Streaming's ability to trump the old television system has also irrevocably damaged television in ways we didn't see coming.

By David Christopher Bell
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April 21, 2015

6 Inside Facts About Jeopardy From A 74-Episode Winner

You probably remember when the media lost their collective shit over Ken Jennings, who raked in over $3 million from Jeopardy. We sat down with, and here's what he told us.

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By Amanda Mannen, Ken Jennings
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April 21, 2015

7 Beloved Characters That Were Shamefully Exploited

Someone actually signed off on these.

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By JM McNab
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April 19, 2015

4 Mistakes Hollywood Seems To Love Making

Every unique idea is seen as weird. Same ideas are the best ideas, no matter how often they fail. It's weird and shitty, and it seems to be the only way the industry works.

By Felix Clay
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April 18, 2015

5 Reasons Conspiracy Shows Don't Work Today

You only need to hop on Netflix and watch a few old episodes, perhaps while sipping Crystal Pepsi and sucking on a Push Pop, to see that things are kind of weird.