Movies & TV
5 Mind-Blowing Academic Theories as Taught by Classic Movies
There are a few core philosophical thought experiments at the center of our most popular movies, like ancient cheat codes that filmmakers know we'll pay to see depicted on the big screen over and over again.
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- By M. Asher Cantrell, Jason Cross
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6 Creepy Things You Never Noticed About Famous Kids Cartoons
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- By Preston Xander
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7 Movie Plot Holes You Didn't Notice Due to Editing (Pt. 2)
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- By Robin Warder
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5 Insane Pop Culture Crossovers That Almost Happened
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- By Ken Ossea, Jr.
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
6 Happy Movie Endings That Actually Ruin the Hero's Life
If there's one thing Hollywood loves more than a happy ending, it's a happy ending that accidentally screws over the hero.
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- By Douglas A. McDonnell, Alex Race
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The 6 Most Brutal Murders Committed by Batman
It turns out that Batman has not just murdered several dudes over the years, but done so in gruesome ways that probably made his victims wish that he'd just shot them.
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- By CRACKED Staff, Lucas White
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6 Insane (But Convincing) Fan Theories About Kids' Cartoons
Just like a broken watch, even the Internet is right every once in a while
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- By M. Asher Cantrell, M.W.
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5 Awesome Movie Robots with Inexcusable Design Flaws
Movie robots can think and love and perform amazing feats, and every kid wants one. Yet if they were built and sold by a real company, they'd be yanked from the market within minutes due to their glaring design oversights.
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- By David Christopher Bell
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6 Iconic Movie Scenes That Happened by Accident
Like in any job, accidents tend to happen when they're shooting a movie ... and sometimes those accidents turn out to be far better than what the director originally had in mind and are left in the film.
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- By Sean Warhurst, Dennis Fulton
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The 7 Most Hilarious Foreign Twists on Common Movie Clichés
While studios continue to crank out one multiplex-filling cash grab after another, the rest of the world has been putting its own spin on them, quietly dipping those tired old cliches in pure liquid insanity.
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- By Isaac Minarik
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6 Unintentionally Hilarious Moments in Famous Scary Movies
Even classic horror movies, the serious ones that actually have the power to frighten, tend to feature at least one or two unintentionally hilarious moments. Here are some of our favorites.
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- By RiffTrax
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6 Insane Stereotypes That Movies Can't Seem to Get Over
It turns out there are subtle ways that Hollywood has been enforcing wrongheaded ideas right under our noses, and sometimes in our favorite films.
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- By J.F. Sargent
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8 Movies Made Possible by Incompetent Background Characters
People tend to be incompetent in movies -- that's how our heroes are able to make so many daring escapes. However, some plotlines are dependent on downright boneheaded incompetence.
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- By David Christopher Bell, Rohan Ramakrishnan
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6 TV Shows You Won't Believe Were Actually Made
Herein are just a few of the ugly bastard progeny that the unholy union of sitcom writers and head trauma victims produced over the years.
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- By Robin Warder
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6 Movie Mysteries the Characters Should've Solved Way Sooner
Secrets drive the plots of some of the best movies. That being said, sometimes a secret is only as good as the writers' ability to cover huge gaps in logic.
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- By David Christopher Bell
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