The 5 Greatest Will Ferrell Movie Moments

Will Ferrell’s breakout sketches on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” gave us great moments with President George H. W. Bush and even Spartans cheerleader Craig. In the movies, he still brings it, whether he’s in a cameo or headlining role. Yes, some of his great movie moments could not make the list, so one honorable mention […]

By Top5 Staff

Top 5 Best Films Based on TV Shows

Movies based on TV shows usually go one of two ways: they are awesome or they are awful (think “Miami Vice”). Transferring from the flat screen to the big screen is not as simple as writing a longer episode of a TV show and adding some more impressive special effects. A few movies shine as […]

By Sarka-Jonae Miller

Top 5 Most Bizarre Uses of Bacon

There are few carnivores out there that don’t go all melty-swoony at the thought of crispy, salty, delicious bacon, but some people are no longer satisfied with just eating it. They’ve found other uses for bacon. Uses that waste a good thing. While there have been many cool new ways to incorporate bacon, such as […]

By Renee Miller

Top 5 Car Chases in a Movie

The car chase has become a staple of cinema. It also has become its bane. Nothing annoys the jaded filmmaker more than a paint-by-numbers car chase that goes through the motions with little more suspense than a love scene with satin sheets and a saxophone. However, a masterful auteur can direct a memorable chase that […]

By Noel Lawrence

Top 15 Most Likable Actors in Hollywood

Some actors simply aren’t especially nice people. Others get too caught up in themselves and their larger-than-life Hollywood personas to be easily liked. A select few actors, though, stay true to themselves and remain genuinely likable—even after making it big in film or television. It’s rare to see likable actors in Hollywood! Here are the […]

By Neil Kokemuller

Top 5 Oscar Acceptance-Speech Flubs

Oscar acceptance speeches typically come and go with little long-lasting effect. Every once in a while, though, the actions or words of winners inspire audiences—or cause them to groan. In some instances, a star flubs up the award acceptance so badly that it lives on in infamy. 5 Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie has had the […]

By Neil Kokemuller

Top 5 Movies That Shouldn't Have Produced a Sequel

Have you ever watched a great movie and hoped for a sequel? Be careful what you wish for. Sometimes the best films are the ones that leave you wanting more. Risk-averse Hollywood has become increasingly fixated on making a sequel of anything that did well at the box office. As a result, audiences see fewer […]

By Noel Lawrence

5 Easy Stretches for Relieving Back Tension

Tension in the back and back pain may be more common than common courtesy, and certainly less enjoyable. Eighty percent of people in the U.S. experience lower back pain sometime, according to WebMD.com. You may have tension in your upper or lower back that isn’t exactly painful, but might become so if you don’t stretch […]

By Sarka-Jonae Miller

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Top 5 Sean Penn Films

By Sarka-Jonae Miller ∙ 4 weeks ago

Anyone who was alive in the ’80s knows Sean Penn from “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” but the comedy barely scratched the surface of Penn’s exceptional acting talent. The former Mr. Madonna turned Mr. Robin Wright turned Mr. Swearing Off Famous Blondes has rocked the silver screen for more than three decades. He has won […]

5 Funniest Movies With a Halloween Theme

By Top5 Staff ∙ 4 weeks ago

Horror is de rigueur for films released around the year’s scariest holiday, but some moviegoers would rather laugh than scream come Halloween. While spooky comedies are harder to come by amongst the abundance of horror movies, several of the best Halloween movies are chock-full of chuckles. Whether they’re deliberately humorous horrors or gore films so […]

Top 5 Most Lengthy Words in the English Language

By Melodie Anne Coffman ∙ 1 month ago

The dictionary is jam-packed with words you’ll most likely never use — unless you’re in a technical school program or have a rare diagnosis. Some of them are so long and full of consonants, you probably can’t even say them. These five English terms are some of the most unnecessarily long words out there. 5 […]

Most Overused Phrases in an Interview

By Tasha Brandstatter ∙ 1 month ago

Job interviews. Almost everyone struggles with them as a necessary evil, from the people interviewing to the people being interviewed, and clichéd phrases can be found on both sides. The worst offenders are vague questions or statements that no one really knows how to answer or what they mean. To avoid interview clichés, be specific. […]

Top 5 States With the Best Quality of Life

By Top5 Staff ∙ 2 months ago

If you want to find the states with the best quality of life, it pays to look “back to the future.” According to an ongoing survey of 100,000 Americans performed by Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, the best places to live in 2032 will be Utah, Minnesota, Colorado, Nebraska and North Dakota. States are ranked based on […]

Top 5 Most Unfortunate Fashion Trends of the '90s

By Melodie Anne Coffman ∙ 2 months ago

The 90s era is known for grunge rock, Nintendo Game Boys and big old boom boxes. While plenty of things are memorable, some are easily forgettable—starting with fashion. Many decades have high points in the fashion world that revive every other decade or so. This isn’t likely to happen with anything from the ’90s. Read […]

The 5 Most Well-Known Cartoons

By Top5 Staff ∙ 2 months ago

A perfect blend of humor and wit, these legends started as hopeful sketches created by dreamers wishing to become established artists. In time, their wishes were granted and their cartoons continue to entertain audiences worldwide. These animated entrepreneurs started out as newspaper comic strips or morning television shows. Through various endorsement deals, movies and campaigns, […]

Top 5 Amazing Facts About the Empire State Building

By Andrew Latham ∙ 2 months ago

Four million people a year visit the Empire State Building. In 2010 alone, visitors generated $60 million in profits. Pretty impressive, when you consider it only cost $41 million to build. Granted, that doesn’t take inflation into account—which would put the cost around $610 million. But, no matter how you add it up, there’s no […]

8 Reasons Why Moms Should Consider A Minivan As Their Family Car

By Joe Burgett ∙ 2 months ago

Minivans aren’t fancy to many people, mostly because they are associated with soccer moms. As well as teens that are seen to be uncool every time they have to drive the minivan to school. There are even some soccer moms who have ditched the minivan altogether preferring SUVs as they are viewed as much cooler […]