Gallery: The 10 Coolest Handshakes In Movies And TV

Simply shaking one's hand in your own is overrated.

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Give it a firm grip? Pound it? No, those aren't types of sexual propositions. Those are basic descriptions of lame handshakes for boring people. At least, that's what movies and TV shows have taught us. If you want to look fly, exclusive, and important all at once, you and your friends need to have a go-to handshake to distinguish your crew from the rubes. 

And by "crew," we don't just mean your conventional social circle of bros. Cults can apparently have swag too. In Sound of My Voice, out today, Brit Marling plays the leader of a mysterious faction whose method of initiation involves an elaborate display of hand gestures that look like a winning combination of Pat-a-cake and two-person tutting (see the steps above). If you're now inspired to create your own, take some style cues from our gallery of The 10 Coolest Handshakes in Movies and TV.

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Joey and Chandler

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10. Joey and Chandler, Friends

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Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt

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9. Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt, Parks and Recreation

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Troy and Abed

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8. Troy and Abed, Community

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Lee and Carter

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7. Lee and Carter, Rush Hour (1998)

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Annie James and Martin

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6. Annie James and Martin, The Parent Trap (1998)

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Turk and Eliot

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5. Turk and Eliot, Scrubs

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Homer Simpson and Barney Gumble

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4. Homer Simpson and Barney Gumble, The Simpsons

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Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff

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3. The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij

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2. Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, Sound of My Voice (2012)

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Cory and Shawn

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1. Cory and Shawn, Boy Meets World

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