Tropescilloscope: Almost Kiss
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Make It Look Like an Accident
Country Matters
What the Hell, Hero?
Death Glare
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Defrosting Ice Queen
Developing Doomed Characters
Dies Wide Open
Amusing Injuries
Gorn
Genre Savvy
The Hero
Loads and Loads of Characters
Your Head A-Splode
Butt-Monkey
N-Word Privileges
Badass Grandpa
Credits Gag
Creator Cameo
Eagleland
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Evil Brit
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
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No Celebrities Were Harmed
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Took a Level in Badass
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The End... Or Is It?
Missing Mom
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
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Those Two Guys
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Nothing Is Scarier
Never My Fault
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Death by Sex
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Get Out!
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Better to Die than Be Killed
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Superhero
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All for Nothing
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Ms. Fanservice
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Big Eater
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Demoted to Extra
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Only One Name
The Mole
Silence Is Golden
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Smoking Is Cool
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Darkest Hour
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The Place
Maybe Ever After
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Pretty in Mink
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Anyone Can Die
Cool Car
All There in the Script
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Kill 'em All
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Rape as Drama
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
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Crazy Jealous Guy
The Hero Dies
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Did Not Get the Girl
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Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
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Fat Bastard
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Overprotective Dad
Fan Disservice
Happily Married
Demonic Possession
Plot Hole
Jerk Jock
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
No Ending
Police are Useless
No-Sell
Toplessness from the Back
Face Death with Dignity
Reckless Gun Usage
Take a Third Option
Becoming the Mask
Bring My Brown Pants
Show Within a Show
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Sexy Discretion Shot
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All Just a Dream
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Drugs Are Bad
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Half the Man He Used to Be
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Be Careful What You Wish For
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Wretched Hive
Defiant to the End
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Rated M for Manly
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My God, What Have I Done?
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
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Star-Crossed Lovers
Yandere
Bad Boss
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Anti-Hero
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Never Found the Body
The Musical
Drowning My Sorrows
Serious Business
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Retirony
Bavarian Fire Drill
Japanese Films
Action Girl
Training Montage
Film Noir
Rewatch Bonus
Frame-Up
Card-Carrying Villain
She Cleans Up Nicely
Meaningful Echo
Fatal Family Photo
Noodle Incident
Redshirt Army
Even Evil Has Standards
Hero of Another Story
Really Gets Around
Epic Fail
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
NO INDOOR VOICE
Time Skip
Tap on the Head
Shipper on Deck
Big Brother Instinct
Thriller
Disproportionate Retribution
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Greater-Scope Villain
B-Movie
An Axe to Grind
Cool Old Lady
She's Got Legs
Shirtless Scene
Based on a True Story
Cloudcuckoolander
Light Is Not Good
Exact Words
Retired Badass
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The Great Depression
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Naïve Newcomer
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What You Are in the Dark
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Fiery Redhead
Meet Cute
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Historical-Domain Character
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Mr. Fanservice
Implacable Man
Dressing as the Enemy
Disney Death
Spared by the Adaptation
Composite Character
Deus ex Machina
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Madness Mantra
Chekhov's Gun
Anachronic Order
Scenery Gorn
All There in the Manual
Covers Always Lie
I Need a Freaking Drink
Bi the Way
Jump Scare
The '70s
Red Shirt
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Monumental Damage
Cat Fight
Adaptational Heroism
In Medias Res
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Dwindling Party
Gory Discretion Shot
Re-Cut
Narrator
Sole Survivor
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Room Full of Crazy
Running Gag
No Antagonist
Death of a Child
Red Herring
In the Back
Adults Are Useless
20 Minutes into the Future
Jerkass Has a Point
Ripped from the Headlines
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
My Greatest Failure
Soft Glass
Video Credits
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Would Hurt a Child
The Stinger
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Nice Hat
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Slap-Slap-Kiss
Posthumous Character
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Russian Films
An Arm and a Leg
For the Evulz
Break the Haughty
Recycled IN SPACE!
Big-Bad Ensemble
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Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Belligerent Sexual Tension
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"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
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It Can Think
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Not Quite Dead
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Pet the Dog
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Man on Fire
A Date with Rosie Palms
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I Did What I Had to Do
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"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Public Domain Feature Films
Earn Your Happy Ending
Shown Their Work
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Armor-Piercing Question
Insistent Terminology
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Loophole Abuse
Chekhov's Skill
Easily Forgiven
Mistaken for Gay
Bloodier and Gorier
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Evil Sounds Deep
Taking You with Me
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Heroes Want Redheads
Mercy Kill
Stalker with a Crush
This Is Gonna Suck
Animated Credits Opening
Moment Killer
Gainax Ending
Action Genre
Crapsack World
Alas, Poor Villain
Gender Flip
Humiliation Conga
Ungrateful Bastard
Dissonant Serenity
Fire-Forged Friends
Truth in Television
Eureka Moment
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
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Serial Killer
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Logo Joke
British Films
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The Vamp
Killed Mid-Sentence
Hypocritical Humor
Honor Before Reason
Calling the Old Man Out
The '80s
Creative Closing Credits
Scare Chord
Awesome, but Impractical
Hypocrite
Vitriolic Best Buds
Black Dude Dies First
Scenery Porn
Redemption Equals Death
Only Known by Their Nickname
Adaptational Attractiveness
Sassy Black Woman
Imagine Spot
Deconstruction
Hidden Depths
Handicapped Badass
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Shower Scene
You Have Failed Me
Trailers Always Spoil
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Final Girl
Anti-Villain
From Bad to Worse
Guile Hero
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Hope Spot
Product Placement
It's All About Me
Spiritual Successor
Improbable Aiming Skills
Paper-Thin Disguise
Refuge in Audacity
"Shaggy Dog" Story
French Films
Police Brutality
Once More, with Clarity!
Fainting
Babies Ever After
Good Is Not Nice
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Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Big Bad
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Failed a Spot Check
Cool Old Guy
Catch-Phrase
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Take That!
Too Dumb to Live
A Father to His Men
Guns Akimbo
Would Hit a Girl
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Fun with Acronyms
Riddle for the Ages
Chewing the Scenery
Our Zombies Are Different
Due to the Dead
Title Drop
Dark and Troubled Past
Artistic License Geography
Gold Digger
Big Fancy House
A Minor Kidroduction
Meaningful Background Event
Psychological Thriller
Villain Opening Scene
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Author Appeal
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Unresolved Sexual Tension
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Only in It for the Money
Rule of Symbolism
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Eiffel Tower Effect
World of Ham
The Sociopath
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Same Language Dub
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Double-Meaning Title
The Un-Favourite
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Adapted Out
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Lighter and Softer
Drives Like Crazy
Badass Boast
Parental Neglect
Chase Scene
Cool Guns
Deadpan Snarker
Establishing Character Moment
Fate Worse than Death
Needs Wiki Magic Love
More Dakka
Red Right Hand
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Rule of Three
Does Not Like Shoes
Adaptational Villainy
Woman in White
The Faceless
Punny Name
Small Name, Big Ego
My Beloved Smother
Our Vampires Are Different
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aka: Toilet Humor
Almost Kiss
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Improbable Weapon User
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Red Oni, Blue Oni
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Adult Fear
Sequel Escalation
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Translation Convention
Stylistic Suck
Spell My Name with an "S"
Fourth Date Marriage
Break the Cutie
Artistic License Law
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Breaking the Fourth Wall
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Lock and Load Montage
Department of Redundancy Department
Corpsing
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Mighty Whitey
Silent Movie
Not So Different
Badass Bookworm
Dark Action Girl
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Oh, Crap!
The Dog Bites Back
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Idiot Ball
Five-Man Band
Bury Your Gays
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Last-Name Basis
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
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Kick the Dog
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Ominous Latin Chanting
How We Got Here
Annoying Younger Sibling
Pretty Little Headshots
Villainous Breakdown
Diabolus ex Machina
Mugging the Monster
Alpha Bitch
Arch-Enemy
Ambiguous Disorder
Historical Villain Upgrade
The Power of Love
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Fanservice Extra
Captain Ersatz
Leave the Camera Running
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O.O.C. Is Serious Business
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Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Those Two Bad Guys
HeelFace Turn
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Visual Pun
Extremely Short Timespan
Groin Attack
Beard of Evil
Wham Line
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Malevolent Masked Men
Sealed Evil in a Can
Hoist by His Own Petard
I'm a Humanitarian
Military and Warfare Films
Obviously Evil
Captain Obvious
Not What It Looks Like
The '60s
Badass Longcoat
Fantasy Films
Your Cheating Heart
Unusual Euphemism
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Insane Troll Logic
Amoral Attorney
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Politically Incorrect Villain
Intrepid Reporter
Not Using the "Z" Word
Unreliable Narrator
Reality Is Unrealistic
Cruel and Unusual Death
Gilligan Cut
Evil vs. Evil
Psycho for Hire
The Bad Guy Wins
Science Fiction Films
Undying Loyalty
Improbable Infant Survival
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