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Poll: Movie MacGuffin Plot Devices

A poll by DoctorBuster
First off. "What is a movie MacGuffin?" you might ask.

A movie MacGuffin is a plot device in the form of an object, goal or other motivator the protagonist pursues. The specific nature of a MacGuffin is typically unimportant to the overall plot. The most common type of MacGuffin is an object, place, or person.

Now you know what a movie MacGuffin is.

Which of these famous movie Mcguffins is your favourite?

Discuss here

Results of 1,842 votes:

  1. 1.

    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

     
    The One Ring in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003)
  2. 2.

    Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta in Pulp Fiction (1994)

     
    The Case in Pulp Fiction (1994)
  3. 3.

    Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941)

     
    Rosebud in Citizen Kane (1941)
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