Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

5 Movie Plot Holes You Didn't Notice Due to Editing (Pt. 3)

Sometimes editing isn't just about maintaining the story's momentum; it's about skipping over parts that don't make any sense.

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By Aatif Zubair

Published

February 17, 2014

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882

5 Amazing Performances by Actors Who Weren't Acting (Part 3)

Adam Sandler's sense of humor actually had to get legal approval.

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By Aaron Short

Published

February 03, 2014

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523

5 Movie Heroes Who Caused Their Own Huge Problems

Sometimes the biggest obstacle heroes have to face ... is themselves. And no, we're not talking about some poetic inner struggle BS ...

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By Aatif Zubair

Published

January 29, 2014

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722

6 Easter Eggs Buried in Famous TV Shows

You have to admire it when creators make this sort of effort.

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By Aaron Short

Published

January 26, 2014

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704

6 Actors Who Thought They Had Made a Totally Different Movie

When all you have is a big green wall behind, sometimes you just don't know what kind of movie you're really making.

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By P. Chung

Published

January 20, 2014

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948

5 Hilariously Awkward Hidden Meltdowns

It turns out we have more director and actor meltdowns on tape than we realized.

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By Dustin Koski, Michael Taylor

Published

January 10, 2014

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816

5 Medical Procedures Worthy of Frankenstein

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By Anita Serwacki, Chris Pauls

Published

January 08, 2014

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26

5 'Happy' Movie Endings (That Aren't)

It's pretty much a prerequisite in Hollywood that your movie has to have a happy ending. But all bets are off after the credits are done rolling.

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By Jacopo della Quercia , Rohan Ramakrishnan

Published

January 06, 2014

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1055

6 Game-Changing Bits of Foreshadowing in Famous TV Shows

Film and TV writers can't help dropping hints about their upcoming revelations when they know you're not paying attention. Probably because you're looking at porn.

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By Amanda Mannen

Published

January 02, 2014

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589

The 6 Most Inappropriate Song Choices in Advertising

Careful research or just choose the first thing that pops up on your intern's iPod? Either works fine.

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By Amanda Mannen, Evan V. Symon

Published

December 26, 2013

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706

6 Bizarre Cameos by Infamous Killers (in Kids' Shows)

You probably assume that most family-friendly properties are going to be free of adult innuendo, advanced mathematics, and notorious murderers. You would assume wrong.

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By Jacopo della Quercia

Published

December 19, 2013

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966

5 Movies Based on True Stories (with Depressing Epilogues)

Real people don't simply stop existing after the credits roll, but when you find out what they did next, you'll probably wish they had.

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By Ricardo Rivera

Published

December 16, 2013

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510

5 Behind the Scenes Details That Change How You See Movies

To get a look at what happens on both sides of the camera, we interviewed a grip/electrician named Holden Wilson and a stand-in/background actor who, to preserve his anonymity, has asked to be referred to as Thrust Neckpunch.

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By Richard Johnson, Holden Wilson, Kier Harris

Published

December 09, 2013

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794

5 Great Movies That Were Turned into Terrible Books

These authors were being asked to produce a full novel based on someone else's screenplay ... why wouldn't they completely tank the job in the most hilarious ways possible?

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By JM McNab

Published

November 23, 2013

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533

6 Sneaky Ways Movies and TV Shows Outsmarted the Censors

It turns out some come creatives aren't so easy to push around -- they have a message, dammit, and they'll do anything they can to get it to the people.

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By Andy Kneis, Ryan Menezes

Published

November 21, 2013

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955