The 50 Greatest Meta Jokes in Movie History

Plus: 22 Movies That Demand an Immediate Rewatch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 July 29, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=The%2050%20Greatest%20Meta%20Jokes%20in%20Movie%20History%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2F50-greatest-meta-jokes-movie-history) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about funny tweets, brutal burns, meta jokes, trivia tidbits, and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [Conspiracy Theories That Started As Jokes]( Here in the dumbest timeline, most conspiracy theories sound so stupid that you have to think they must be joking. It wouldn’t be at all surprising to learn, for example, that at least some of those responsible for propagating QAnon or the flat earth theory are doing it “for the lulz,” as they say, but until they own up to it, we can only speculate. Some conspiracy theories, however, are definitively documented as jokes that simply got way out of hand. Such as… [READ MORE]( [The 50 Greatest Meta Jokes in Movie History]( We’re obviously completely self-aware that we’re publishing this list the Monday after Deadpool & Wolverine made $205 million at the box office. That’s the whole point of being [meta](, right? Or if you want to get Merriam-Webster involved, something that “shows or suggests an explicit awareness of itself or oneself as a member of its category: cleverly self-referential.” That said, when it comes to movies, this kind of self-awareness can cover a wide range of narrative devices. A character quietly acknowledging the audience can be [meta](. Other times, [meta]( scenes can intentionally break apart a film’s reality. Meta doesn’t even necessarily need to be done for the sake of humor either, as plenty of movies — from Frederico Fellini’s 8½ to the horror thriller Funny Games — get meta without much humorous intention. [READ MORE]( The 19 Dumbest Jokes Comedians Made About Their Wives 79 Garfield Trivia Tidbits in Honor of Jim Davis’ 79th Birthday Dan Harmon Changed the Course of the ‘Rick and Morty’ Universe After Fans Guessed This Plot Twist 40 Buried TV Shows and Movie Scenes We Rescued From the Land of Forgotten Media 17 Gross But Useful Pieces of Advice Charlie Has Worn the Same Pair of Shoes in Every ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Episode 42 of the Funniest Burns from the Week of July 22, 2024 41 of the Funniest Tweets from the Week of July 22, 2024 Here’s the Proof That ‘Futurama’ Had the ‘Most Overeducated Cartoon Writers in History’ 22 Movies That Demand an Immediate Rewatch 35 Random Bits of Trivia Stuffed Into a Pillowcase and Whacked Against the Side of Your Head TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2023 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St. Brooklyn, New York 11222, United States of America [Terms of Service](