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- The One Ring in The Lord of the Rings (2001) The Lord of the Rings was written by J. R. R. Tolkien in the 1950s, but it was Peter Jackson's illustrious movie adaptation that brought the epic story of The One Ring to visual life.
- The Briefcase in Pulp Fiction (1994) Pulp Fiction is one of the most oft-cited movies when it comes to the MacGuffin. Quentin Tarantino's crime drama famously implements a MacGuffin that viewers never actually get to see, which is probably why we find it so intriguing...
- Rosebud in Citizen Kane (1941) Rosebud is one of the most famous, sacred, and ultimately pointless MacGuffins in cinema history. Orson Welles flexes his talent for smart, thought-provoking filmmaking with Citizen Kane, and his use of the MacGuffin is a large element in that.
- The Rug in The Big Lebowski (1998) We love this MacGuffin because it's so stupid and yet so funny. The Big Lebowski is a cult classic stoner-flick that became so popular that it even sparked its own religion.
- The Military Secrets — The 39 Steps
- Colonel Kurtz — Apocalypse Now
- The Rug — The Big Lebowski
- Letters of Transit — Casablanca
- Rosebud — Citizen Kane
- The Necronomicon — The Evil Dead Franchise
- Doug — The Hangover
- The One Ring — The Lord of The Rings Trilogy
- The Big “W” — It’S A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
- The Maltese Falcon — The Maltese Falcon
No list of great movie MacGuffins is complete without at least one element from a Hitchcock film, and it was this 1935 thriller that reportedly gave the famed director cause to coin the term. The film follows a London man who becomes caught up with a spy ring attempting to steal military secrets from the government. The “secrets” they’re trying to ...
Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film set during the Vietnam War put a U.S. Army officer played by Martin Sheen on the trail of Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, a rogue U.S. Army Special Forces officer who’s gone insane and established himself as a demigod in the jungles of Cambodia. Although Marlon Brando’s portrayal of Kurtz earned considerable acclaim, he ac...
A case of mistaken identity gets Jeff Bridges’ iconic slacker The Dude mixed up in a crazy scheme involving kidnapping, porn, a sex offender named “Jesus,” and a bunch of nihilists who believe in absolutely nothing in this 1998 comedy. What initially gets The Dude out of his bungalow, though, is a rug that “really tied the room together” — or rathe...
The famous 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman is known for its iconic romance set against the backdrop of World War II, but it wasn’t a love story that brought its colorful cast of characters to the French nightclub run by American expatriate Rick Blaine (Bogart). The object that reunited Rick with his former lover and put them o...
The movie widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made also featured one of the most famous MacGuffins in cinema, and the entire premise of the film is built around pursuit of it. Director, co-writer, and star Orson Welles framed the story of one man’s ambition and pursuit of power around a journalist’s quest to discover the meaning of th...
The unspeakable evil unleashed by “The Book of the Dead” tormented franchise hero Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) across three live-action movies, one spinoff, multiple comic book series and video games, and, most recently, a well-received television series, making it one of the more prolific MacGuffins out there. Bound in human flesh and inked in bl...
You have to feel bad for Doug Billings. Actor Justin Bartha’s character serves as the MacGuffin in both the first film and the third installment of the raunchy comedy series, after having mysteriously disappeared or been kidnapped in the first act of each film. The remainder of each movie is devoted to his friends’ quest to get him home safely, and...
The epic trek across Middle-earth by four small hobbits with tremendous hearts is made in service to the magical ring at the center of J.R.R. Tolkien’s saga. That an object so small and seemingly inconsequential when it was introduced in The Hobbitcould later inspire such an adventure and so much change in the characters that encounter it is reason...
A chance encounter with an ex-convict sends a group of eccentric characters on a race across California in this 1963 comedy. The object they’re pursuing? A buried treasure hidden under ” a big ‘W'” in Santa Rosita State Park near the Mexican border. The film is famous for its all-star ensemble, which includes many of the era’s most prominent comedi...
One of the most iconic MacGuffins of all time, this statue of a falcon becomes the object of desire for multiple characters in this 1941 film noir based on Dashiell Hammett’s novel of the same name. Caught up in the various criminals’ pursuit of the statue is Humphrey Bogart’s private investigator Sam Spade. The fervor surrounding the Maltese Falco...
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A big thank you to Mr. Paresh Rawal, who completed the film by agreeing to take the sensitive step of portraying the same character played by Rishi Ji. Produced by Excel Entertainment and MacGuffin Pictures, directed by debutant Hitesh Bhatia, this film is a light hearted, coming-of-age story of a lovable 60 year old man.
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- The Dude's Rug – The Big Lebowski. When thugs break into the house of The Dude (Jeff Bridges) in the opening scene of The Big Lebowski (1998), they pee on his rug after mistaking him for a different man of the same name.
- Doug – The Hangover. Zach Galifianakis was introduced to mainstream audiences while starring as Alan alongside Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms in the massive box office hit The Hangover (2009).
- Horcruxes – Harry Potter Series. Unbeknownst to Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), his first encounter with a Horcrux – a dark magical object a witch or wizard uses to achieve immortality, created by splitting one's soul through murder – comes in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) with Tom Riddle's interactive time-bending diary.
- The Ark Of The Covenant – Raiders Of The Lost Ark. The first Indiana Jones installment features its most memorable MacGuffin – the biblical Ark of the Covenant.
Oct 25, 2017 · 3 The Maltese FalconThe Maltese Falcon. Photo credit: timesfreepress.com. Classic films shot during the time that Hitchcock coined the term “MacGuffin” have some remarkable MacGuffins, and The Maltese Falcon ’s Maltese Falcon is probably one of the best-known of all.
Jun 10, 2023 · In "Black Widow," the Red Dust serves as a classic MacGuffin, which is fitting since MacGuffins are most commonly used in thrillers such as spy films. Introduced early on, the Red Dust is vital to ...
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