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What do we talk about when we talk about love? Perfect, sickeningly sweet, often unhealthy couples in film, TV, and other media who set up impossible standards to which our real-world flesh & blood relationships will never live up. Let's dissect 'em.

Love on Screen

Romance

Those who say that age is but a number are probably fans of age gap romance. The main goal of many of these stories is to explore romantic relationships that aren&#39;t usually considered normal to the main sectors of society. Films like&nbsp;Lolita&nbsp;and&nbsp;American Beauty&nbsp;showcase <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-couples-with-creepy-age-gaps/donn-saylor" target="_blank">inappropriate age gap romances</a> between adults and minors. Other age gap romance films like&nbsp;As Good as It Gets&nbsp;and&nbsp;Edge of Tomorrow&nbsp;take a more subtle approach, featuring adult relationships where <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/onscreen-relationship-age-gap/anncasano" target="_blank">one half is much older than the other</a>.&nbsp;

This list focuses on an entirely different sort of age gap relationships: those between characters with age gaps larger than the average human lifespan. Often, these movies and TV shows feature a human mortal and an immortal, or even two different species of supernatural creatures, attempting to build a&nbsp;bridge&nbsp;between their two worlds to make their relationship work.&nbsp;

Though these fantastical romances provide a form of escape for the audience, who gets to imagine what it would be like to be taken for a ride on the Doctor&#39;s Tardis, for example, most of the time the challenges the characters meet come down to normal relationship issues. Sookie&nbsp;Stackhouse breaks up with Bill Compton for lying to her. Edward Cullen doesn&#39;t want to lose his virginity until he&#39;s married. These are everyday issues put in the perspective of beings living outside the rules of a normal human lifespan, which in turn, makes the audience better appreciate the beautiful simplicity of the reality we live in.&nbsp;

Fictional Romances With Age Gaps Bigger Than The Average Human Lifespan

Fictional Character

Fictional Age Gap Romances With The Biggest Age Differences

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Angelina Jolie

Father and daughter Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie have had a tumultuous relationship. Jolie&#39;s parents divorced when she was an infant, and although Voight financially supported his ex-wife and two children, Jolie never felt very close to her father. Still, she pursued the life of a professional actor, eventually reaching and even surpassing the fame achieved by her Oscar-winning father.

Having long been one of Hollywood&#39;s most famously contentious <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/father-daughter-hollywood-scandals-or-family-affairs/celebrity-insider" target="_blank">father/daughter relationships</a>, Jolie and Voight have attempted to put their differences aside in recent years, reconciling for the sake of their family.

The Ups And Downs Of Angelina Jolie's Relationship With Her Dad, Jon Voight

General

Inside Angelina Jolie & Jon Voight’s Relationship As Father & Daughter

Lists of the greatest, worst, goriest, and scariest horror movies, series, characters, scenes, and more.

Everything Horror

Villains

If you want to make an effectively scary movie, it helps to give your horror villains day jobs. It means the fiend could be anyone, perhaps even someone you spill your deepest secrets to - like a priest or a therapist.&nbsp;They could even be someone completely innocuous in your regular routine, like the guy who bags your groceries. We like to think that danger lurks far away from wherever we&#39;re living our lives, but the most insidious characters may be right under our noses.

Not every horror or suspense villain needs a 9-to-5&nbsp;(it would be pretty hard for Leatherface or Michael Myers to run a register at a convenience store), but it helps to give&nbsp;the audience some insight into a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/horror-villains-ruined-by-backstory/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">villain&#39;s backstory</a> without derailing the main plot.&nbsp;

It&#39;s also just nice to see someone who&rsquo;s good at their job. We like a villain who demonstrates competence, who&#39;s spent time and effort to hone their skills - even when that same focus inevitably leads to their dark turn.

Horror And Suspense Film Villains Who Are Really Good At Their Day Jobs

Horror Movie Villains Who Are Really Good At Their Day Jobs

Lists about the beloved American adaptation of the BBC workplace comedy series "The Office," which ran on NBC from March 2005 until May 2013.

Dunder Mifflin, This Is Pam

Dwight Schrute

Dunder Mifflin paper salesman&nbsp;Dwight Schrute, played by <a href="https://theoffice.fandom.com/wiki/Dwight_Schrute" target="_blank">Rainn Wilson</a>, is an intense personality, to say the least. He&#39;s competitive,&nbsp;difficult, and uncompromising, and he causes trouble in the Dunder Mifflin Scranton office as often as he makes sales. At first, his best moments are presented as the yin&nbsp;to Jim Halpert&rsquo;s yang -&nbsp;Dwight is an antihero posing as a supporting character. He&rsquo;s characterized as the guy who gets left out and&nbsp;the weirdo no one relates to. However, he&#39;s also caring, dedicated, loyal, and relentlessly himself, which makes him one of the most lovable Office characters.&nbsp;

Over the course of the show, Dwight Schrute becomes&nbsp;synonymous with Dunder Mifflin and transforms&nbsp;into the leader he always wanted to be. He falls in love with uptight coworker Angela&nbsp;and develops genuine friendships with his coworkers, especially <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/compelling-evidence-jim-cheated-on-pam-in-the-office/jacob-shelton?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Jim and Pam</a>. Dwight Schrute&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/dwight-schrute-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes" target="_blank">funniest moments and quotes</a> have become an unforgettable&nbsp;part of The Office. By loving Dwight, we learn to love ourselves and accept whatever makes us defiantly unique.

Dwight Schrute’s Most Important Moments On ‘The Office’

Dwight Schrute’s Best Moments On ‘The Office'

Lists and clues for X-Files fans who want to believe.

The Truth Is Out There

The X-Files

The&nbsp;X-Files&nbsp;has plenty of cool, gross, insightful, and outright disturbing episodes for dedicated&nbsp;fans to gush and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/x-files-fan-theories/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">theorize</a> about - as well as a few enduring mysteries. Who is the notorious Cigarette Smoking Man? Did Scully&#39;s alien abduction make her&nbsp;immortal? Is The&nbsp;X-Files <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/x-files-comedy-episodes/cristina-sanza" target="_blank">actually a comedy</a>? From conspiracy theories to inside jokes, the series has surprised, delighted, and scared us into finding out the &ldquo;truth&rdquo; about aliens since it first aired&nbsp;in 1993.

However, upon rewatching the series, you may notice that some aspects of the show&nbsp;don&rsquo;t add up. The list below covers some of the weird things about The X-Files&nbsp;that no one really talks about.

Things About 'The X-Files' Casual Fans Find Super Weird

10 Weird Things About 'The X-Files'

These are the most dramatic, petty, savage, and entertaining rivalries since Cain & Abel.

Where's the Beef?

Detailing the most dramatic, pettiest, most savage and entertaining feuds in the history of the music biz.

Dueling Divas

Tupac Shakur

One of the most famous <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hip-hop-feuds/swiperight" target="_blank">feuds in hip-hop history</a>&nbsp;is the Tupac and Biggie beef -&nbsp;a bitter rivalry between West Coast rapper&nbsp;Tupac Shakur&nbsp;and East Coast rapper&nbsp;Christopher &ldquo;Biggie Smalls&rdquo; Wallace. But were Tupac and Biggie friends? At the start, Tupac took Biggie under his wing and helped the budding rapper&rsquo;s career, but after only a year, their friendship fell apart. Ultimately, the Tupac Biggie feud ended in tragedy, their lives claimed&nbsp;less than a year apart.

There are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/theories-about-tupac-shakur-murder/carly-silver" target="_blank">many theories</a> about the reasons behind their passings&nbsp;and the people responsible, but both cases remain unsolved to this day. Some argue that the feud was larger than Tupac and Biggie, and that the tension between the coasts exacerbated the events that led to their ends. &ldquo;There was always tension -&nbsp;there was always resentment, rather -&nbsp;among some folks on the West Coast for the resistivity from New York DJs and artists to West Coast hip-hop,&rdquo; says <a href="https://www.amny.com/entertainment/east-coast-vs-west-coast-rivalry-a-look-at-tupac-and-biggie-s-infamous-hip-hop-feud-1.13742586" target="_blank">Dan Charnas</a>, a music history associate professor at New York University&rsquo;s Clive Davis Institute.&nbsp;

Even though Tupac and Biggie were friends, what ultimately tore them apart was a combination of media coverage, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-backstories-behind-famous-rap-disses/jvalverde" target="_blank">diss tracks</a>, gang culture, and competition between their record labels.

A Timeline Of How Biggie And Tupac's Friendship Turned Into An Infamous Feud

A Timeline Of How Biggie & Tupac Went From Friends To Foes

Starbucks

Everyone likes their coffee or tea a certain way, and Starbucks is known for <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/starbucks-ordering-hacks/kendall-kroll" target="_blank">customizing its drinks.</a> But this nod to customers&#39; individual tastes has led to&nbsp;some bizarre Starbucks barista stories about drink orders. Baristas know&nbsp;picky customers are unavoidable: they insist on heating their drink to a burning temperature, or force the staff to remake it several times to their satisfaction. Barista horror stories also include concoctions&nbsp;that would be unpalatable to most.

Starbucks baristas on Reddit, who aren&#39;t shy about sharing the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/things-baristas-want-you-to-know/melissa-brinks" target="_blank">secrets they want you to know</a>, are also eager to describe&nbsp;the worst and weirdest drinks they&#39;ve been asked to create, from a Hibiscus Refresher with 25 Equals, to the mysterious &quot;20/20.&quot;&nbsp;You might question these customers&#39; taste buds, or find inspiration for your new favorite drink.&nbsp;

Starbucks Baristas Describe The Worst Drink Orders They’ve Ever Heard

Fun facts and wild true stories from behind the scenes of some of history's most beloved and infamous movies.

Movies in the Making

12 Monkeys (1995)

The 1995 cult classic&nbsp;12 Monkeys&nbsp;demonstrates that the right combination of the most unexpected elements can turn into a great film. With a superstar&nbsp;cast, a celebrated but&nbsp;infamous director, a time-travel plot,&nbsp;and a modest budget, the film grossed over $168 million internationally. &quot;There&#39;s a a side of me that&#39;s just permanently sick to my stomach,&quot; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufyWxk5__YI" target="_blank">Terry Gilliam</a> said on making a &quot;big Hollywood&quot; movie. &quot;On the other hand, there&#39;s a side of me that thinks maybe I&#39;m getting away with [foul play] within the system. Maybe I am making a European art movie within the Hollywood system.&quot;

It takes place in 2035, in a future where the world has been ravaged by disease. It tells the story of James Cole (Bruce Willis), a man&nbsp;sent back in time by scientists to discover how the disease was released and what can be done to prevent it from happening. On his journey he meets a madman (Brad Pitt) and&nbsp;a psychiatrist (Madeleine Stowe), as he slowly starts to unravel the secrets of the past and his own future.&nbsp;

The film is known for its <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/12-monkeys-1996" target="_blank">peculiar style and outstanding performances</a>, earning Pitt his first career Oscar nomination. These behind-the-scenes stories that only add to the movie&#39;s complexity.

Behind-The-Scenes Stories From '12 Monkeys'

‘12 Monkeys’ Behind-The-Scenes Stories

Lists of fun facts, fascinating trivia, and wild, charming, and even heartbreaking stories about some of the most famous people you feel like you already know.

The Life of an Actor

Kathy Bates

For decades, Memphis-born actor Kathy Bates has played nearly every type of part. From her terrifying breakout role as superfan Annie Wilkes in <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/misery-1990" target="_blank">Misery</a>&nbsp;to playing overprotective mother Helen in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-waterboy-1998" target="_blank">The Waterboy</a>&nbsp;to more recently playing various&nbsp;chilling characters on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vulture.com/2013/10/american-horror-story-coven-premiere-bitchcraft-recap.html" target="_blank">American Horror Story</a>, Bates has left her mark on film and TV.

It&rsquo;s not only her acting that has enchanted audiences and colleagues; Bates is a thoughtful, sweet, and resilient person who takes the same care interacting with others that she does in preparing for&nbsp;a role. These heartwarming Kathy Bates stories remind us why we love to love her and also of some great moments from this gifted actor&#39;s career.&nbsp;

If you want more Kathy Bates content once you&#39;re done here, be sure to also check out our roundup of funny <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/kathy-bates-interview-quotes/linda-meyers" target="_blank">Kathy Bates interviews</a>!

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