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Ranker's Best Movies That Break the Fourth Wall

What does it mean to break the fourth wall? Imagine you're sitting in a theater. There are three walls that surround the stage: on the left, on the right, & in the back. Between the audience & the stage exists this imaginary fourth wall, which separates the real world from the fictional world of the stage. So when a film breaks the fourth wall, that means the line has been crossed, there is no longer a boundary between what is real & what is fiction. The spectator is now taken out of the film world; they are purposely being made aware that they are watching a movie. What are some of the ways that a filmmaker breaks the fourth wall? The most common device is when a character turns to the camera & directly addresses the spectator. A film can also be meta, which means it is referencing itself; a film within a film about filmmaking is another way to break the fourth wall. All the films on this list are clever, most are hilariously funny, & of course, all are very self aware." - ranker.com
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Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
2
Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
3
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
4
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
5
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
6
Wayne's World (1992)
Wayne's World (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
7
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
8
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
9
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
11
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
12
Barbie (2023)
Barbie (2023)
13
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
14
High Fidelity (2000)
High Fidelity (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
15
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
16
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
17
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
18
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
19
This Is the End (2013)
This Is the End (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
20
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
21
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
22
Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
23
Adaptation. (2002)
Adaptation. (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
24
8½ (1963)
8½ (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
25
The Player (1992)
The Player (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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