Movies & TV
5 Characters Amazingly Based on Real People
Every story you've ever watched or read includes characters that are, in reality, based on somebody the writer knew. But you'd be surprised to see how totally out of left field the real-life inspirations often are.
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- By Jacopo della Quercia
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21 Stunningly Cheap (Very Bad) Special Effects
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Dumb Things Movie Characters Do Only to Advance the Plot
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- By Robin Warder
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18 Adult Lessons Tucked Into Famous Kids' Shows
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
18 Stereotypes Still Around In Movies And TV
In case you didn't know, it's the 21st Century. And also in case you didn't know, Hollywood still has stereotypes it loves to perpetuate.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Amazing Performances by Actors Who Weren't Acting (Part 4)
If you thought being a child actor was rough now... Imagine what it was like before
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- By Chris Rio, Aaron Short
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22 Weirdo (Missed) Details In Movie Backgrounds
We miss a lot in movies. Some of it is cool little details moviemakers hope we miss and discover later, but most of it is unintentional stuff they're glad we did.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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20 Movies That Fudged The Truth
We all know that Hollywood fudges some facts to make for a more entertaining movie. But it turns out some of those things they neglect to mention end up being pretty unfortunate when reapplied to the movie.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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The 5 Craziest Ways Famous Actors Got Into Character (Pt. 2)
Here are a few actors who went all out for the part when, in all honesty, they probably could have showed up in their pajamas to read straight from the teleprompter and achieved the same results.
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- By P. Chung
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5 Insane Pop Culture Questions Answered by Super Fans
These super-nerds are out there right now, crunching the numbers on things that actually matter.
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- By Josh Hrala
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5 Hit Movies That Swiped Their Plots
There are a finite number of stories that can possibly be told, and after a century of moviemaking, filmmakers are bound to start repeating themselves completely by accident.
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- By Connor Briggs-Morris
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8 Horrifying Movie Props You Won't Believe You Could Buy
Out of their original context, many of these are pure nightmare fuel.
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- By Tristan Cooper
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The Drunken Wisdom of Harry Potter
Because if LOTR taught us anything, it's that wizards in chemically altered states have all the answers.
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- By Michael Swaim, Abe Epperson
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26 Huge Editing Errors You Didn't Notice in Famous Movies
Hollywood's film editors apparently think that between all those Milk Duds and popcorn, you wouldn't notice so some pretty unforgivable mistakes.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Unrealistic Movie Plot Twists That Really Happened IRL
Even stranger than when truth is stranger than fiction is when truth is exactly as strange as fiction, right down to the unfeasible little details that would make you roll your eyes and change the channel.
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- By Eric Yosomono, Rev. Les Crowley
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