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15 Movies With Plots Driven by the Most Famous MacGuffins (Whatnerd)

"What the heck is a 'MacGuffin'? If you're a novelist or scriptwriter, it's a term you'll hear time and time again—but even if you aren't, you might still encounter the word in movie reviews. Coined by the English screenwriter Angus MacPhail and popularized by Alfred Hitchcock, the term 'MacGuffin' refers to a prop, object, or person that primarily exists to push the narrative forward. The movie MacGuffin is the central trigger for conflict and character motives. The actual MacGuffin object or person may not hold any significance or affect the plot on its own—the important thing is that it propels the character(s) forward. For example, the Marvel movies are full of MacGuffins. Most of them are driven by a nebulous inter-dimensional object that threatens to end the world and consequently spurs the superheroes into action." - whatnerd.com
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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001) - (2003)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001) - (2003)
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
4
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
5
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
6
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
7
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
8
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
9
Titanic (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
10
The 39 Steps (1935)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
11
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
12
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
13
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
14
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
15
North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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