15 Hollywood Classics That Reflect a Different Era, Ranked

Crocodile Dundee (1986)

Paul Hogan as Crocodile Dundee

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Paul Hogan’s charisma has all but vouchsafed the enduring legacy of Crocodile Dundee, but the movie would need some serious rewrites if it were made all over again today.

Because while everybody remembers “That’s not a knife, that’s a knife,” it’s much easier to forget how clumsily the movie’s other jokes handle gender identity, relationships, race, and consent.

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