Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

5 Sequels That Introduce Huge Plotholes To The Originals
Sequels can retroactively ruin their predecessors by introducing plot elements that turn them into nonsense.
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- By Jordan Breeding
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6 NSFW Moments From The Making of Family-Friendly Shows
No child should've ever been let around Captain Kangaroo.
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- By Justin Crockett
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7 Actors Who Got Injured On-Set In The Dumbest Way Possible
Just because the drugs are fake in movies doesn't mean you can't still overdose on them.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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5 Movies That Were Based On Much Sadder True Stories
Movies based on true stories often leave a lot out. And sometimes, what's left out changes the whole story.
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- By James Kinneen
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6 Bafflingly Ludicrous Moments Implied By Movies
What's the water cooler talk like the day after the Purge?
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- By James Kinneen, Jordan Breeding, Dan Hopper
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6 Stupid Military Decisions In Movies And TV
Mance Rayder? More like Mance I'm-Not-Very-Good-At-This-Leading-An-Army-Thing-der. Or something like that.
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- By Ryan Lichtenstein, James Netter, Michael Battaglino
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6 Behind-The-Scenes Stories That Prove Hollywood's Crazy AF
George Lucas insisted that Jake Lloyd be cast as Anakin Skywalker ... so that explains a lot of things about 'Phantom Menace' already.
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- By JM McNab
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5 Impossible Ways To Die In Movies
If you were thinking about freezing someone in liquid nitrogen and shattering them, well, think again.
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- By Matt Farmer
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5 Movie Adaptations That Completely Missed The Point
When a creator's book gets popular enough, they may get to see their vision completely gutted and butchered on a giant screen.
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- By Maxwell C. Rettig
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6 Sad Facts About Beloved Characters (Proven By Fans)
Some of our favorite pop culture series have their joy forcefully ripped from them whenever they face the harsh light of arithmetic.
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- By Israel SH, Jordan Breeding
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5 Oddly Specific Tropes Famous Directors Slip In Every Movie
If you ever meet Wes Anderson, keep your pet away from him.
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- By Barry Scott
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5 Movies That Are 99% Harmless And 1% Horrifying
Turns out movies like 'Fried Green Tomatoes' and 'Cocktail' are a lot more sinister and depressing than we first thought.
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- By Nathan Kamal, Dan Hopper
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6 Throwaway Jokes That Ended Up Predicting Huge Plot Twists
WARNING: This is an article about plot twists. Expect some!
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- By JM McNab
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6 Movie Plot Holes That Have Explanations
Movies are filled with truly confusing moments. Which is why we made heads or tails of them by poring through websites, director's commentaries, and, unfortunately, tie-in novels.
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- By JM McNab
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6 Huge Problems In Movies They Could've Solved Way Easier
Movies have a tendency to shatter their own realities by having every character ignore the most obvious solutions to their problems.
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- By Jordan Breeding, Mark Bradley
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