I don’t know what gave me the idea to do a list of the best movies with severed digits – in this case, digits is not meant in a mathematical way, but in the fingers and toes way – but since all lists are inherently arbitrary constructed and a little stupid (AFI’s 100 Years…100 Laughs, anybody?), it seemed all right just to embrace these lists for all their stupidity and pick something outre.
So, here it is, the ten best movies that prominently feature a severed finger. Or toe.
(Incidentally, I thought about calling this ‘pieces and parts’ but chose an equally silly title.)
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