15. The Atwoods in The O.C. (2003) Everyone can agree that Ryan Atwood ofThe O.C.is best at home with the Cohens sincethe Atwoodsare just the worst. His father Frank is physically abusive, while his mother Dawn is neglectful. Plus, he has a complicated relationship with his older brother Trey, leading to a shocking confrontation in season two. All of this is what leads Ryan, who longs for a father figure, to Sandy Cohen and his affluent family....

15. Tokyo Story (1953) Yasujirō Ozu’s famed slice-of-life film,Tokyo Story, is about two elderly parents who decide to travel from their home in the countryside to visit their children in bustling Tokyo. As the mother (Chieko Higashiyama) and father (Chishū Ryū) get to see their children’s unfiltered lives first-hand, they also come to realize that they’re seen as an unwanted burden and an imposition. But their widowed daughter-in-law, Noriko (Setsuko Hara), doesn’t see them that way....

15. Government Secrets in North by Northwest (1959) “Government secrets” is an allusive MacGuffin that pops up time and time again in spy movies. Most of the time, the secrets are concrete: weapon locations, invasion plans, a missing person, etc. But Alfred Hitchcock wastes no time on pointless exposition inNorth by Northwest. All you need to know is that “secrets” exists, that they’re important, and that mysterious agents will stop at nothing to get them....

15. Kratos (God of War) Kratos is the mighty and feared God of War, the being that conquers all that stands before him with a unique sense of brutality. The first threeGod of Wargames introduced the audience to something special: a journey through all kinds of ancient mythology, playing as a character who couldn’t ever accept defeat. In the hands of the gamer, Kratos' power flowed into the controller and gave the player a lust for war similar to that of Kratos himself....

15. Audi in Iron Man (2008) Marvel is synonymous with product placement, and not always in a good way. But how else could they afford to cast all those Hollywood stars and work in all those special effects? Audiis about the only Marvel product partnership that actually helps the story along, with each new car signaling a development in character—and it all began withIron Man. Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr....