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Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Nothing Is Scarier
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
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Exactly What It Says on the Tin
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You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
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No Celebrities Were Harmed
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Not What It Looks Like
Ripped from the Headlines
Ironic Echo
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I'm a Humanitarian
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My Beloved Smother
Reality Ensues
Woman in White
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Vacation Films
Establishing Character Moment
Evil Sounds Deep
The Alleged Car
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Gratuitous English
Gainax Ending
Sci-Fi Horror
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Pragmatic Adaptation
Pretty Little Headshots
Irony
Guns Akimbo
Evil Is Petty
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Destination Defenestration
Red Herring
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Training Montage
Funny Foreigner
Blood from the Mouth
Naïve Newcomer
Evil Is Hammy
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Sadistic Choice
Stylistic Suck
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Would Hit a Girl
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Call-Back
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Spanner in the Works
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Cain and Abel
Adults Are Useless
Antagonist Title
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
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The Power of Love
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Slasher Movie
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Villainous Breakdown
Enemy Mine
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Match Cut
Crazy Jealous Guy
Worthy Opponent
Actor Allusion
After the End
Hero Antagonist
Earn Your Happy Ending
Only One Name
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
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Henpecked Husband
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Made of Iron
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Paper-Thin Disguise
Fainting
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Big Applesauce
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
The Stinger
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Shout-Out
Hypocritical Humor
Sequel Hook
Precision F-Strike
Leave the Camera Running
Dirty Cop
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Mr. Fanservice
Room Full of Crazy
Stealth Hi/Bye
Knife Nut
Re-Cut
Mood Whiplash
Even Evil Has Standards
Action Survivor
Police Brutality
Dirty Old Man
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Canon Foreigner
Sports Stories
Karmic Death
Arranged Marriage
Ship Tease
What You Are in the Dark
Hollywood Darkness
Let's Get Dangerous!
Revenge
Neck Snap
Male Gaze
Chekhov's Gun
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
A Father to His Men
Insult Backfire
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Film Noir
Fanservice Extra
No-Sell
He Knows Too Much
Artistic License Biology
The Stoic
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Retirony
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Documentary
Villain Opening Scene
The Dragon
Take a Third Option
Retired Badass
Politically Incorrect Villain
For Want of a Nail
Death Seeker
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
It Will Never Catch On
The '50s
Daddy's Girl
Not So Different
Cruel and Unusual Death
Historical Villain Upgrade
Fatal Family Photo
Silent Movie
Vitriolic Best Buds
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Jerkass
Continuity Nod
Shower Scene
All Just a Dream
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Recycled IN SPACE!
Wicked Cultured
Cowboy Cop
Downer Ending
Bavarian Fire Drill
Character Development
Really Gets Around
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Have a Gay Old Time
Mighty Whitey
Jitter Cam
Death Glare
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
The Mole
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
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Blatant Lies
Improbable Weapon User
Children Are Innocent
The X of Y
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
The Dog Bites Back
Big Brother Instinct
Captain Obvious
Beta Couple
Undying Loyalty
Fiery Redhead
Mugging the Monster
A God Am I
Epic Fail
Historical Hero Upgrade
Non-Indicative Name
The Vamp
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Bald of Evil
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Artistic License History
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Insane Troll Logic
Adaptational Attractiveness
The '60s
Spared by the Adaptation
Adorkable
Gorn
Curse Cut Short
Only in It for the Money
Military and Warfare Films
Rated M for Manly
Ms. Fanservice
Spiritual Successor
The Faceless
Due to the Dead
Crazy-Prepared
Tap on the Head
Evil Brit
Psychological Thriller
And Starring
Eyepatch of Power
French Films
Married to the Job
Improbable Aiming Skills
Playing Gertrude
20 Minutes into the Future
Double-Meaning Title
Bloodless Carnage
Male Frontal Nudity
Leitmotif
Ungrateful Bastard
I Did What I Had to Do
Idiot Ball
Affectionate Parody
Spiteful Spit
Sexy Discretion Shot
You Killed My Father
Together in Death
He Who Fights Monsters
Catch-Phrase
Be Careful What You Wish For
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Eiffel Tower Effect
Serial Killer
Race Lift
Index of Film Westerns
The Cameo
Auto Erotica
Would Hurt a Child
The Dreaded
The Ghost
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Dogged Nice Guy
Vomit Discretion Shot
Bittersweet Ending
Star-Crossed Lovers
Imagine Spot
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Slashed Throat
Deliberately Monochrome
Covers Always Lie
Big Bad
The Atoner
It's All About Me
Large Ham
Product Placement
Hate Sink
Did Not Get the Girl
Fate Worse than Death
What the Hell, Hero?
Refuge in Audacity
Properly Paranoid
Cool Shades
Black Comedy Rape
Stuff Blowing Up
Batman Gambit
Fish out of Water
Pragmatic Villainy
Real Life Writes the Plot
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Horror Comedy
Despair Event Horizon
Novelization
The Cavalry
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Freudian Excuse
Smug Snake
Informed Ability
Romantic False Lead
All Men Are Perverts
Foreshadowing
Body Horror
Dies Wide Open
Christmas Movies Index
Hero of Another Story
Guile Hero
Facial Horror
Adaptational Heroism
Woman Scorned
And I Must Scream
Bloodier and Gorier
Big-Bad Ensemble
Aside Glance
British Films
Badass Grandpa
Cool Car
Creepy Child
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
I Need a Freaking Drink
Friend to All Children
Nice Guy
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
The Smurfette Principle
Japanese Films
Sinister Minister
Bland-Name Product
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Light Is Not Good
Butt-Monkey
Belligerent Sexual Tension
And the Adventure Continues
She Cleans Up Nicely
Broken Aesop
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Sassy Black Woman
Outrun the Fireball
Horror Films
Black Dude Dies First
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Developing Doomed Characters
Artistic License Law
Show Within a Show
Hair-Trigger Temper
HeelFace Turn
Creator Cameo
"Awesome McCool" Name
Villain Song
Chekhov's Skill
Lock and Load Montage
Four-Temperament Ensemble
timeperiod
Blood Knight
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Obviously Evil
Big Fancy House
Asshole Victim
Rape as Drama
What Happened to the Mouse?
As the Good Book Says...
Captain Ersatz
Death by Irony
Madness Mantra
Mundane Made Awesome
Truth in Television
This Is Gonna Suck
Implacable Man
Up to Eleven
Police are Useless
Rule of Symbolism
Combat Pragmatist
Hidden Depths
Soundtrack Dissonance
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Face Death with Dignity
Reality Has No Subtitles
Taking the Bullet
Heel Realization
Advertised Extra
Meet Cute
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
She's Got Legs
Fantastic Racism
Mooks
Animated Credits Opening
Anguished Declaration of Love
No OSHA Compliance
Cool Old Lady
Bond One-Liner
Broken Bird
I Have Your Wife
Fun with Acronyms
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
For the Evulz
Actually Pretty Funny
War Is Hell
Gender Flip
Hong Kong Films
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Works Set in World War II
Break the Cutie
Not So Stoic
Ambiguous Disorder
Adapted Out
Laughing Mad
Papa Wolf
Homage
Drives Like Crazy
Flashback
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Suspiciously Specific Denial
In the Back
The Great Depression
Television Movie Index
Scary Black Man
Interrupted Suicide
Accidental Murder
Self-Deprecation
Disappeared Dad
Ominous Latin Chanting
Intrepid Reporter
Humiliation Conga
Deadpan Snarker
Comically Missing the Point
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Fake Shemp
Last-Name Basis
Make It Look Like an Accident
True Companions
Historical In-Joke
Based on a True Story
Word of God
Expository Hairstyle Change
Yandere
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
The Casanova
Meaningful Name
Crapsack World
All There in the Script
Twist Ending
Foil
Cool Old Guy
Beware the Nice Ones
It's Personal
The Alcoholic
Real Life
A Date with Rosie Palms
Death by Adaptation
Market-Based Title
Smoking Is Cool
Only Sane Man
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Bound and Gagged
Killed Mid-Sentence
Cat Fight
Motor Mouth
Bi the Way
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Heroes Want Redheads
N-Word Privileges
Sequel Escalation
Nice Hat
Visual Pun
The Sociopath
Heroic Sacrifice
Narrator
Dark Is Not Evil
Taking You with Me
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
German Films
Plucky Comic Relief
Babies Ever After
Famous Last Words
Depraved Bisexual
Crucified Hero Shot
Dramedy
Dressing as the Enemy
The Hero Dies
Manly Tears
Overly Long Gag
Alas, Poor Villain
Anti-Hero
One-Word Title
Once More, with Clarity!
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Pay Evil unto Evil
Artistic License Geography
Maybe Ever After
Dull Surprise
Genre Shift
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Creative Closing Credits
Sole Survivor
Fan Disservice
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Adaptation Name Change
Break the Haughty
Fantasy Films
Black Comedy
Damsel in Distress
More Dakka
Age Lift
Evil-Detecting Dog
Take That!
Mistaken for Gay
Camera Abuse
The '90s
Arc Words
Dark Reprise
BFG
Chekhov's Gunman
Accidental Misnaming
Punny Name
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Ascended Extra
Final Girl
Evil vs. Evil
Put on a Bus
Extremely Short Timespan
Jerk Jock
Kill It with Fire
Corpsing
Boom, Headshot!
Curb-Stomp Battle
Drugs Are Bad
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Bottomless Magazines
Fatal Flaw
Extreme Doormat
You Have Failed Me
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Parental Incest
Affably Evil
Expy
Running Gag
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Your Cheating Heart
Dying Moment of Awesome
The Chick
The '80s
Beard of Evil
Same Language Dub
Adaptation Expansion
Scenery Porn
Animal Motifs
Romantic Comedy
Demonic Possession
Straight Gay
Big Damn Heroes
The Ace
Five-Man Band
Brainless Beauty
Mexican Standoff
Poor Communication Kills
Chiaroscuro
Title Drop
How We Got Here
Brutal Honesty
Artistic License Physics
Stock Footage
Dark and Troubled Past
Artistic License Military
'80s Hair
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Villain Ball
The Un-Reveal
Broken Pedestal
Alliterative Name
Deal with the Devil
Trailers Always Spoil
Unusual Euphemism
Adaptation Distillation
Composite Character
Bar Brawl
Big Eater
The Stoner
Almost Kiss
Anti-Villain
Off with His Head!
Biopic
Man on Fire
Tagline
My Greatest Failure
Pimped-Out Dress
Line-of-Sight Name
Car Fu
Early-Bird Cameo
As Himself
Skewed Priorities
Double Entendre
The Chessmaster
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
The Hero
Music Stories
Translation Convention
My God, What Have I Done?
Better to Die than Be Killed
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Cluster F-Bomb
Redemption Equals Death
Ass Shove
Department of Redundancy Department
Anyone Can Die
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Credits Gag
Science Fiction Films
From Nobody to Nightmare
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Alpha Bitch
Kick the Dog
Manipulative Bastard
Stalker with a Crush
Catapult Nightmare
Our Vampires Are Different
Happily Married
Animal Title Index
Badass Bookworm
Dwindling Party
Riddle for the Ages
World of Ham
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Eagleland
Good Is Not Nice
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Genre Savvy
Decoy Protagonist
Stepford Smiler
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Major Injury Underreaction
Blackmail
Honor Before Reason
Bullying a Dragon
Not Quite Dead
Rule of Funny
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Logo Joke
Hypocrite
Determinator
Small Name, Big Ego
Chewing the Scenery
Race Against the Clock
No Antagonist
An Aesop
Air-Vent Passageway
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Sacrificial Lion
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Your Head A-Splode
Red Shirt
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Never Found the Body
Exact Words
Kids Are Cruel
Mind Screw
Every Car Is a Pinto
Lighter and Softer
Monumental Damage
Award-Bait Song
Gory Discretion Shot
Love at First Sight
Awesome, but Impractical
Russian Films
As You Know
Time Skip
The Bad Guy Wins
Vampire Fiction
The Lancer
Loads and Loads of Characters
The Big Guy
Apocalypse How
Central Theme
Dramatic Gun Cock
Death of a Child
Authority Equals Asskicking
Took a Level in Jerkass
Cassandra Truth
Love Triangle
Groin Attack
BrotherSister Incest
Half the Man He Used to Be
Eldritch Abomination
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Film Noir Index
Dissonant Serenity
Arch-Enemy
Badass Boast
Faking the Dead
Scare Chord
Drowning My Sorrows
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
The Reveal
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Say My Name
Morality Pet
Amoral Attorney
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Stealth Pun
Everyone Has Standards
Handicapped Badass
Celebrity Paradox
Redshirt Army
No Name Given
Death by Sex
An Axe to Grind
Defrosting Ice Queen
Conspicuous CG
Bad "Bad Acting"
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Ambiguous Ending
Immune to Bullets
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Fingore
Domestic Abuse
Setting Update
No Ending
Neck Lift
Heroic BSoD
Wham Line
Pretty in Mink
The Place
Country Matters
Demoted to Extra
Older Than They Look
B-Movie
Public Domain Feature Films
Shipper on Deck
Didn't Think This Through
Black and Gray Morality
Grievous Bottley Harm
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Our Zombies Are Different
Ghost Fiction
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Ambiguously Gay
The Remake
Parental Neglect
Empathic Environment
Random Events Plot
Daylight Horror
Whole Plot Reference
An Arm and a Leg
The Starscream
Red Right Hand
Easily Forgiven
Punch-Clock Villain
NO INDOOR VOICE
Back from the Dead
Action Prologue
Rule of Cool
Deus ex Machina
Hoist by His Own Petard
Took a Level in Badass
The Voiceless
Attempted Rape
Mystery and Detective Films
In Medias Res
Loophole Abuse
Zombie Stories
Diabolus ex Machina
Mad Scientist
Black Best Friend
Reckless Gun Usage
Psycho for Hire
MacGuffin
One Steve Limit
Psychopathic Manchild
The Mafia
Closed Circle
Soft Glass
Jump Scare
All for Nothing
Anachronism Stew
Failed a Spot Check
Foregone Conclusion
Fourth Date Marriage
Silence Is Golden
Bait-and-Switch
Malevolent Masked Men
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Made of Explodium
Humans Are Bastards
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
One-Man Army
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Historical-Domain Character
The Quiet One
Wham Shot
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
The Brute
Only Known by Their Nickname
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Dual Wielding
Knight Templar
Bolivian Army Ending
Improvised Weapon
Villain Protagonist
Big "NO!"
The Film of the Book
Gilligan Cut
Oh, Crap!
Artistic License Gun Safety
Bring My Brown Pants
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Rasputinian Death
The Lost Lenore
Mythology Gag
Darker and Edgier
Video Credits
Bloody Hilarious
Becoming the Mask
Evil Counterpart
The Bully
Camp Gay
Deconstruction
Get Out!
Mercy Kill
Token Minority
Missing Mom
Noodle Incident
Superhero
Driven to Suicide
Karma Houdini
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Eye Scream
Tranquil Fury
Kill 'em All
Evil Plan
The '70s
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Not Using the "Z" Word
The End... Or Is It?
The Musical
Naked People Are Funny
All There in the Manual
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Thriller
Abusive Parents
Frame-Up
Disney Death
Rich Bitch
Tempting Fate
Retcon
Fanservice
Obfuscating Stupidity
La Résistance
Faux Affably Evil
Sealed Evil in a Can
Fire-Forged Friends
Funny Background Event
Intergenerational Friendship
Rewatch Bonus
Dramatic Irony
Rule of Three
Cat Scare
Sanity Slippage
Green-Eyed Monster
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Meaningful Background Event
Adaptational Badass
Distracted by the Sexy
From Bad to Worse
Framing Device
Calling the Old Man Out
Left the Background Music On
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Storming the Castle
Not So Above It All
Cloudcuckoolander
Rousing Speech
A Minor Kidroduction
Adaptational Villainy
Darkest Hour
Scenery Gorn
Disproportionate Retribution
Here We Go Again!
Martial Arts Movie
Greater-Scope Villain
Disney Villain Death
Australian Movies
Protagonist Title
Those Two Bad Guys
Book-Ends
It Can Think
Villain with Good Publicity
Reality Is Unrealistic
MayDecember Romance
Instant Death Bullet
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Canadian Movies
Author Avatar
Bowdlerise
Never My Fault
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Costume Porn
Jerkass Has a Point
Posthumous Character
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Hope Spot
Bad Boss
Plot Hole
Disguised in Drag
Bare Your Midriff
Mama Bear
Toplessness from the Back
Those Two Guys
Brick Joke
The Oner
Femme Fatale
Insistent Terminology