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Room Full of Crazy
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Danny Peary Cult Movies List
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Enemy Mine
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It Will Never Catch On
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Not What It Looks Like
Bloody Hilarious
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Light Is Not Good
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It's Personal
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Recycled IN SPACE!
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I'm a Humanitarian
Better to Die than Be Killed
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No Name Given
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What You Are in the Dark
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Children Are Innocent
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As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Police are Useless
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Beauty Is Never Tarnished
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Humans Are Bastards
All There in the Manual
Henpecked Husband
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Never Found the Body
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Dark and Troubled Past
Death by Sex
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Only a Flesh Wound
An Arm and a Leg
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Mr. Exposition
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Good Is Not Nice
The Alcoholic
Shown Their Work
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
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Leave the Camera Running
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Dark Reprise
Blatant Lies
Bound and Gagged
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Death by Adaptation
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Crapsack World
Pet the Dog
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It Can Think
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Fantastic Racism
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Black Best Friend
Back from the Dead
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Darkest Hour
Half the Man He Used to Be
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Nice Guy
Intergenerational Friendship
Let's Get Dangerous!
A Father to His Men
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Evil Counterpart
Truth in Television
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Green-Eyed Monster
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
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Undying Loyalty
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Even Evil Has Loved Ones
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Mama Bear
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Anachronic Order
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Parental Abandonment
Kick the Son of a Bitch
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Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
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Never Trust a Trailer
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Say My Name
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Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Almost Kiss
Awesome, but Impractical
Shipper on Deck
Dwindling Party
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Early Installment Weirdness
Adapted Out
Even Evil Has Standards
Shut Up, Hannibal!
British Films
Drives Like Crazy
Plot Hole
Fire-Forged Friends
The Chessmaster
Beard of Evil
Ascended Extra
Punny Name
Artistic License Physics
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
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Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Fainting
Rule of Three
Interrupted Suicide
Artistic License Gun Safety
Soft Glass
The Bully
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Only Known by Their Nickname
Bare Your Midriff
Rated M for Manly
The End... Or Is It?
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Evil Brit
Older Than They Look
Punch-Clock Villain
All There in the Script
Fourth Date Marriage
Not So Above It All
Visual Pun
Our Vampires Are Different
Large Ham
Japanese Films
Big Bad Duumvirate
From Nobody to Nightmare
Insult Backfire
Plucky Comic Relief
Obviously Evil
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Body Horror
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Politically Incorrect Villain
Bury Your Gays
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Be Careful What You Wish For
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Show Within a Show
Science Fiction Films
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Due to the Dead
Blood Knight
Five-Man Band
Attempted Rape
The Dreaded
Maybe Ever After
Flipping the Bird
Red Shirt
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War Is Hell
Broken Bird
Thriller
Our Zombies Are Different
Storming the Castle
Camp Gay
Cassandra Truth
All Just a Dream
Sole Survivor
Slasher Smile
Red Right Hand
Love Triangle
Mythology Gag
My God, What Have I Done?
Ghost Fiction
Expository Hairstyle Change
"Awesome McCool" Name
Tap on the Head
MayDecember Romance
Bond One-Liner
Mugging the Monster
Sequel Escalation
Dying Moment of Awesome
Make It Look Like an Accident
Asshole Victim
Berserk Button
Everyone Has Standards
Anyone Can Die
Bond Villain Stupidity
Never Trust a Trailer
The Hero
The Starscream
Implacable Man
German Films
Poor Communication Kills
Jerk Jock
No Ending
Crucified Hero Shot
Together in Death
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Spared by the Adaptation
Adaptation Expansion
As You Know
My Greatest Failure
Accidental Murder
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Chekhov's Skill
Rewatch Bonus
Irony
Nothing Is Scarier
Parental Neglect
Comically Missing the Point
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Lampshade Hanging
Super Strength
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
The Ghost
The Remake
Psychological Thriller
Those Two Bad Guys
Disguised in Drag
Cluster F-Bomb
Man on Fire
Big Applesauce
Disney Villain Death
Genre Shift
Your Cheating Heart
Knight Templar
Establishing Character Moment
No Celebrities Were Harmed
What Happened to the Mouse?
Hypocrite
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Decoy Protagonist
Papa Wolf
Pretty Little Headshots
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The Place
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You Have Failed Me
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Boom, Headshot!
Babies Ever After
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Made of Explodium
Action Girl
Rule of Symbolism
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Badass Grandpa
Neck Snap
Outrun the Fireball
Black Comedy
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Red Herring
An Axe to Grind
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Bowdlerise
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Same Language Dub
The Casanova
Chekhov's Gunman
Handicapped Badass
He Knows Too Much
Covers Always Lie
Artistic License Biology
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Spiteful Spit
Big-Bad Ensemble
Deal with the Devil
Hell Is That Noise
Groin Attack
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Token Minority
Sci-Fi Horror
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Ax-Crazy
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Early-Bird Cameo
Calling the Old Man Out
Morality Pet
Death of a Child
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
Becoming the Mask
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Toplessness from the Back
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Sexy Discretion Shot
Central Theme
Non-Indicative Name
Easily Forgiven
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Dirty Coward
Does Not Like Shoes
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Missing Mom
Protagonist Title
Mexican Standoff
Word of God
Deadpan Snarker
Gainax Ending
Curse Cut Short
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Rape as Drama
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Not So Different
Daddy's Girl
Cloudcuckoolander
Bald of Evil
A Date with Rosie Palms
Improbable Weapon User
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Suspiciously Similar Substitute
As Himself
Retirony
After the End
The '80s
Dumb Blonde
Determinator
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Eye Scream
Double-Meaning Title
Hope Spot
Re-Cut
Jerkass Has a Point
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
For the Evulz
Race Lift
Not So Stoic
Friend to All Children
How We Got Here
Arch-Enemy
Properly Paranoid
Double Entendre
Totally Radical
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Disproportionate Retribution
Mr. Fanservice
Funny Foreigner
Adults Are Useless
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Not Quite Dead
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Tempting Fate
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Sir Swears-a-Lot
Dark Is Not Evil
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Silence Is Golden
The Dragon
Fake Shemp
Manchild
Brutal Honesty
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Gone Horribly Right
Big Eater
Redemption Equals Death
She Cleans Up Nicely
Dogged Nice Guy
Driven to Suicide
Developing Doomed Characters
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Rasputinian Death
Worthy Opponent
Cool Guns
The Great Depression
Music Stories
Cruel and Unusual Death
She's Got Legs
Psycho for Hire
Took a Level in Badass
Eldritch Abomination
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Betty and Veronica
Have a Gay Old Time
Ripped from the Headlines
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Reality Is Unrealistic
Bad "Bad Acting"
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Precision F-Strike
Silent Movie
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
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Woman in White
Deus ex Machina
No-Sell
Alpha Bitch
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Determinator
And Starring
Death Glare
Brainless Beauty
Distracted by the Sexy
Historical In-Joke
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Race Against the Clock
Really Gets Around
Fingore
Nice Hat
Pay Evil unto Evil
Action Survivor
Karma Houdini
Country Matters
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
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Evil Is Petty
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Mighty Whitey
Needs Wiki Magic Love
You Killed My Father
Blackmail
Rousing Speech
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Fantasy Films
Faking the Dead
The Sociopath
No OSHA Compliance
Antagonist Title
Reality Ensues
Bavarian Fire Drill
Moment Killer
The Un-Reveal
Cool Old Lady
Deliberately Monochrome
Facial Horror
Sadistic Choice
Laughing Mad
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Kill It with Fire
Big Brother Instinct
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Spell My Name with an "S"
Put on a Bus
And I Must Scream
Badass in a Nice Suit
Hidden Depths
Stepford Smiler
True Companions
Karmic Death
Evil Sounds Deep
Take That!
Car Fu
I Did What I Had to Do
The Stoner
Aside Glance
Credits Gag
Mistaken for Gay
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Badass Longcoat
Sassy Black Woman
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Evil Is Hammy
Femme Fatale
Alliterative Name
Guile Hero
Hero of Another Story
Vacation Films
Stealth Hi/Bye
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Big Bad
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Demonic Possession
Broken Aesop
Dirty Cop
Creator Cameo
Obfuscating Stupidity
Manly Tears
Overly Long Gag
Television Movie Index
The '70s
Mercy Kill
Creepy Child
Guns Akimbo
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Would Hurt a Child
The Chick
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For Want of a Nail
20 Minutes into the Future
Ms. Fanservice
Tagline
Genre Throwback
Extremely Short Timespan
Star-Crossed Lovers
Manipulative Bastard
One-Word Title
Malevolent Masked Men
Dual Wielding
Animal Title Index
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Dull Surprise
Meet Cute
Amusing Injuries
Damsel in Distress
Zombie Stories
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
I Have Your Wife
Self-Deprecation
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Gilligan Cut
Shout-Out
Love at First Sight
Novelization
Dressing as the Enemy
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Cat Scare
Ambiguously Gay
Evil Plan
And the Adventure Continues
Biopic
World of Ham
This Is Gonna Suck
Pyrrhic Victory
The Load
The Ditz
Your Head A-Splode
From Bad to Worse
FaceHeel Turn
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Lighter and Softer
Small Name, Big Ego
Revenge
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Coming-of-Age Story
Character Development
Gorn
Naked People Are Funny
Based on a True Story
More Dakka
Cool Old Guy
Riddle for the Ages
Mad Scientist
Casting Gag
Trailers Always Spoil
Last-Name Basis
Wham Shot
BFG
Fan Disservice
Animal Motifs
Butt-Monkey
Unusual Euphemism
Eiffel Tower Effect
Dies Wide Open
Taking the Bullet
The '60s
Age Lift
Meaningful Name
Parental Incest
Martial Arts Movie
Translation Convention
Big Damn Heroes
Homage
The Cavalry
Every Car Is a Pinto
Paper-Thin Disguise
Badass Normal
Catch-Phrase
Up to Eleven
Loophole Abuse
Break the Haughty
The Hero Dies
Jump Scare
Grey and Gray Morality
BrotherSister Incest
Overprotective Dad
Taking You with Me
Market-Based Title
Narrator
Real Life Writes the Plot
Documentary
Honor Before Reason
Public Domain Feature Films
Despair Event Horizon
Curb-Stomp Battle
Never My Fault