Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

5 Depressing Realities Behind Popular Reality TV Shows

It turns out, the truth behind most of these shows is more depressing than the Nirvana 'reunion.'

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By Karl Smallwood, Mohammed Shariff
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February 18, 2013

4 Shows The CW Network Should Absolutely Make Next

I enjoy bad television as much as I enjoy Jack in the Box mechanically separated chicken hunks, and since the CW is clearly in the business of hunks, I have a few ideas I want to pitch.

By Soren Bowie
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February 15, 2013

The 3 Fictional Presidents We Could Use Right Now

If there is a person who looks forward to President's Day more than I do, then I haven't found him, fought him, defeated him and devoured his heart to gain his courage and presidential knowledge yet.

By Daniel O'Brien
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February 15, 2013

6 Huge Movie Plot Twists That Caused Even Bigger Plot Holes

It turns out that sometimes in order for a film to really shock us with its ending it has to fudge the facts a little bit.

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By David Christopher Bell
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February 15, 2013

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23 Romantic Movies Revised for Honesty

Romantic movies are as bad for your brain as just about any type of movie you can watch as a stupid young person. We show you what they might look like if they actually told the truth.

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By Cracked Plasticians
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February 15, 2013

The 6 Steps of Rocking Out (When You're Over 30)

I was no longer a long-haired teen. True, the passing years had brought me a lifetime of accomplishments and hard-earned sexual competence, but could I rock. Here is my night. You tell me who the rock star is.

By Gladstone
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February 10, 2013

6 Movie Characters You Didn't Know Died Horrible Deaths

For every graphic movie death that graces our screens in glorious Technicolor, there's an even more gruesome one that happens just outside of frame.

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By Davidb Marchetti, J.F. Sargent
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February 10, 2013

If The Hobbit Was 10 Times Shorter and 100 Times More Honest

RICHARD ARMITAGE: That does it, Manu, I'm challenging you! There's no way we'd do an entire movie without accomplishing SOME benchmark, so either YOU'RE gonna die, or I'M gonna die, or at least SOMEONE will ACTUALLY ACHIEVE SOMETHING!

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By The Editing Room
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February 07, 2013

The 6 Dumbest Mistakes of Supposedly Smart Movie Characters

Some of these characters, in the midst of using their wits to topple complicated obstacles, manage to inexplicably overlook some painfully obvious things that come back to bite them directly on their brilliant asses.

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By Karl Smallwood, Alex Race, T.D. Woodward
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February 06, 2013

6 Insane Disney Comics You Won't Believe Are Real

Is it still amazing to see that there was a time when Disney had no problem depicting Mickey Mouse getting venereal diseases and attempting shotgun suicide? You bet!

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By Drew Anderson
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February 02, 2013

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21 Movie Sequels Too Awesome to Exist

Movie sequels get a bad rap, since they're usually created by people looking to invest in a known commodity: AKA whatever worked last time. But what if movie sequel didn't care about anything other than being a good idea, and kicking ass. We asked you to show us. The winner is below, but first the runners up ...

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By Cracked Plasticians
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February 01, 2013

The Only 4 Super Bowl Ads Companies Know How to Make

I know exactly what to expect from the Super Bowl ads long before they air, and now I want to pass that knowledge along to you. So go forth, and take your friends' money.

By Soren Bowie
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January 29, 2013

6 Unknown Artists Who Made All of Our Favorite Movie Moments

These people have worked tirelessly to help create some of your favorite moments in film, only to have their names scroll by in eight-point font while the audience files out, or, at best, patiently waits for that five-second scene where Iron Man eats a burrito.

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By David Christopher Bell
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January 29, 2013

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30 Mind-Blowing (True) Facts about Famous Movie Scenes

DVD commentary tracks require you to slog through hours of actors complimenting each other and barely interested directors to find a single interesting fact. We bring the most interesting behind the scenes facts out for you in image format.

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