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Now that Prime Day is over, and with Black Friday and Cyber Monday still a few weeks away, online deals may seem harder to come by. And while it can be a hassle to scour the internet for promo codes, buy-one-get-one deals, and flash sales, Amazon actually has an extensive coupon page you might not know about that features deals to look through every day.
As pointed out by People, the coupon page breaks deals down by categories, like electronics, home & kitchen, and groceries (the coupons even work with SNAP benefits). Since most of the deals revolve around the essentials, it's easy to stock up on items like Cottonelle toilet paper, Tide Pods, Cascade dishwasher detergent, and a 50 pack of surgical masks whenever you're running low.
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A spotless track record is rare in Hollywood. The directors of some of the most beloved movies of all time have also directed some massive duds. Instead of looking at their entire careers, the graph below examines the work of nine Oscar-winning directors based on simply their best- and worst-rated movies.
To create their graphic, the brand comparison website Reviews.org judged the films of nine directors with multiple Oscars using IMDb. IMDb ratings are far from objective, but they can reveal how films are received by certain movie fans.
Steven Spielberg has the biggest gap between his highest- and lowest-rated films, with Schindler's List (1993) scoring 8.9 with IMDB users and 1941 (1979) earning less than six stars. Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (1992) is rated 8.2 out of 10, but his film The 15:17 to Paris (2018) scored a 5.3 rating, the lowest-ranking movie on the graph. The director with the highest-rated film is Christopher Nolan, who's The Dark Knight (2008) earned nearly two full stars more than Insomnia (2002).
You can see the best and worst films of all nine directors below. Though there are some unpopular movies in this ranking, none would be considered the worst films of all time. For the most abysmal products to come out of Hollywood, check out this list.
[h/t Reviews.org]
