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Never Trust a Trailer
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Get Out!
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Black Dude Dies First
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Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
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Better to Die than Be Killed
I'm a Humanitarian
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Never Trust a Trailer
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Reality Has No Subtitles
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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Badass Normal
The Dog Bites Back
Only in It for the Money
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Artistic License Gun Safety
I Have Your Wife
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Extremely Short Timespan
Non-Indicative Name
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Shell-Shocked Veteran
Ambiguous Ending
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Insult Backfire
Captain Ersatz
Jerkass
Nice Guy
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I Did What I Had to Do
Disney Villain Death
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Bare Your Midriff
One Steve Limit
Heterosexual Life-Partners
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Darkest Hour
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Pay Evil unto Evil
Adaptation Distillation
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She's Got Legs
Totally Radical
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Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Slasher Smile
Papa Wolf
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Reality Is Unrealistic
Death of a Child
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Drowning My Sorrows
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Disproportionate Retribution
Friend to All Children
Immune to Bullets
Improbable Aiming Skills
Big Damn Heroes
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Driven to Suicide
Rule of Funny
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Shipper on Deck
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Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
The Sociopath
Ambiguous Disorder
He Who Fights Monsters
Meaningful Name
You Killed My Father
Kids Are Cruel
Chase Scene
The Reveal
The Bad Guy Wins
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Ax-Crazy
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Irony
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You Have Failed Me
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It's All About Me
N-Word Privileges
Not Using the "Z" Word
Have a Gay Old Time
Victoria's Secret Compartment
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Politically Incorrect Villain
Fatal Flaw
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
My Beloved Smother
Epic Movie
Mr. Exposition
Cruel and Unusual Death
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Sole Survivor
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Red Oni, Blue Oni
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Fun with Acronyms
Anyone Can Die
Ironic Echo
Truth in Television
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Black Best Friend
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Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
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War Is Hell
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Only Known by Their Nickname
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Leave the Camera Running
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Word of God
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Not What It Looks Like
Red Herring
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Christmas Movies Index
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Serial Killer
Everyone Has Standards
Framing Device
Evil Plan
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Martial Arts Movie
Big Bad
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Did Not Get the Girl
Easily Forgiven
Closed Circle
Here We Go Again!
Fiery Redhead
Ominous Latin Chanting
Bring My Brown Pants
Every Car Is a Pinto
No Ending
Final Girl
Evil vs. Evil
Mundane Made Awesome
Man on Fire
Big "NO!"
Beware the Nice Ones
An Arm and a Leg
Five-Man Band
Knight Templar
Running Gag
Narrator
Downer Ending
Dramedy
More Dakka
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Failed a Spot Check
Country Matters
The Ace
The Chick
Pimped-Out Dress
Refuge in Audacity
Killed Mid-Sentence
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Earn Your Happy Ending
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
The Big Guy
Dual Wielding
Anachronism Stew
Big-Bad Ensemble
From Bad to Worse
The Brute
Big Fancy House
Antagonist Title
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
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Credits Gag
Black Comedy Rape
Death by Irony
Action Prologue
And I Must Scream
Room Full of Crazy
BrotherSister Incest
Psycho for Hire
German Films
Shout-Out
All Just a Dream
Mind Screw
Body Horror
Never Found the Body
The Starscream
Playing Gertrude
Tap on the Head
Parental Incest
Take a Third Option
Boom, Headshot!
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Idiot Ball
Villainous Breakdown
Crazy-Prepared
Expository Hairstyle Change
Cowboy Cop
Madness Mantra
Fan Disservice
Too Dumb to Live
Karmic Death
Catapult Nightmare
Rule of Three
Bavarian Fire Drill
Documentary
Attempted Rape
Taking You with Me
Re-Cut
Made of Iron
Evil Is Hammy
Crucified Hero Shot
Fingore
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Undying Loyalty
In Name Only
Missing Mom
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Race Against the Clock
Amusing Injuries
Cat Scare
Gory Discretion Shot
Hair-Trigger Temper
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Aside Glance
Jerkass Has a Point
Cat Fight
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Retcon
Camp Gay
Flipping the Bird
Guile Hero
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Good Is Not Nice
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Those Wacky Nazis
Decoy Protagonist
Catch-Phrase
Asshole Victim
Public Domain Feature Films
World of Ham
Big Eater
Not So Stoic
Mugging the Monster
Sassy Black Woman
Red Right Hand
Vampire Fiction
Rasputinian Death
Scary Black Man
Armor-Piercing Question
Plot Hole
The Oner
20 Minutes into the Future
Slap-Slap-Kiss
No OSHA Compliance
Fainting
Not So Different
The Alleged Car
Determinator
Adapted Out
Hate Sink
Time Skip
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Green-Eyed Monster
Frame-Up
Spared by the Adaptation
Coming-of-Age Story
Outrun the Fireball
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Cool Car
Bald of Evil
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Light Is Not Good
Noodle Incident
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Humans Are Bastards
Freudian Excuse
Death by Sex
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Death Glare
Off with His Head!
Wham Line
Early Installment Weirdness
Awesome, but Impractical
Becoming the Mask
Eureka Moment
Instant Death Bullet
Foreshadowing
Love at First Sight
Authority Equals Asskicking
Dumb Blonde
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Major Injury Underreaction
Russian Films
Conspicuous CG
Creative Closing Credits
Affectionate Parody
Manly Tears
Thriller
Straight Gay
Neck Lift
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Wretched Hive
Be Careful What You Wish For
Establishing Character Moment
Took a Level in Jerkass
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Henpecked Husband
Femme Fatale
Award-Bait Song
The Place
Foregone Conclusion
Captain Obvious
Ghost Fiction
Plucky Comic Relief
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Spiteful Spit
Biopic
Gone Horribly Right
Villain Protagonist
Eldritch Abomination
The '90s
Historical In-Joke
NO INDOOR VOICE
Damsel in Distress
Apocalypse How
Malevolent Masked Men
Alpha Bitch
Sequel Escalation
Line-of-Sight Name
Hero Antagonist
Brainless Beauty
Stalker with a Crush
Would Hurt a Child
The Great Depression
Never My Fault
Hypocritical Humor
Adaptation Name Change
Double-Meaning Title
Whole Plot Reference
Demoted to Extra
Ambiguously Gay
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Chekhov's Skill
It Will Never Catch On
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Shown Their Work
Action Survivor
Bland-Name Product
Fantastic Racism
Annoying Younger Sibling
Based on a True Story
Eiffel Tower Effect
Pragmatic Villainy
Meaningful Background Event
Bolivian Army Ending
Jerk Jock
Creepy Child
Adaptational Heroism
Badass Boast
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Creator Cameo
Only Sane Man
Your Cheating Heart
Evil Laugh
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Anti-Hero
Worthy Opponent
Soundtrack Dissonance
Manipulative Bastard
The Hero
Evil Counterpart
How We Got Here
Historical Villain Upgrade
My God, What Have I Done?
Happily Married
Broken Pedestal
Small Name, Big Ego
Twist Ending
Smoking Is Cool
The Dragon
Shower Scene
Fanservice Extra
Half the Man He Used to Be
As Himself
Mercy Kill
As You Know
Important Haircut
Deadpan Snarker
Those Two Bad Guys
Lighter and Softer
One-Man Army
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Show Within a Show
Our Vampires Are Different
Fat Bastard
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Casting Gag
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Trailers Always Spoil
Evil-Detecting Dog
Imagine Spot
Evil Is Petty
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Artistic License Law
The '60s
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Betty and Veronica
Villain Song
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Distracted by the Sexy
Older Than They Look
A Minor Kidroduction
Romantic Comedy
Film Noir
Gender Flip
Stylistic Suck
Costume Porn
Cool Old Guy
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
And the Adventure Continues
My Greatest Failure
The Hero Dies
Leitmotif
French Films
Villain Ball
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Parental Abandonment
Index of Film Westerns
Anguished Declaration of Love
Guns Akimbo
Race Lift
Mythology Gag
Eyepatch of Power
Protagonist Title
Taking the Bullet
The X of Y
Your Head A-Splode
Romantic False Lead
Destination Defenestration
Eagleland
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Video Credits
The '50s
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Silent Movie
Rape as Drama
What Happened to the Mouse?
Enemy Mine
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Fantasy Films
No-Sell
No Name Given
Lampshade Hanging
Woman in White
Actually Pretty Funny
Department of Redundancy Department
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Chiaroscuro
Recycled IN SPACE!
Morality Pet
Sadistic Choice
Silence Is Golden
Dramatic Gun Cock
The Musical
Mystery and Detective Films
In the Back
Love Triangle
Overprotective Dad
Darker and Edgier
Deliberately Monochrome
Moment Killer
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Adaptation Expansion
Stealth Pun
Dissonant Serenity
Stock Footage
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Call-Back
Heel Realization
Combat Pragmatist
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Jump Scare
Big Applesauce
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Reckless Gun Usage
Let's Get Dangerous!
Intergenerational Friendship
Curb-Stomp Battle
Military and Warfare Films
Dying Moment of Awesome
Oh, Crap!
Kill It with Fire
Real Life Writes the Plot
Implacable Man
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Nothing Is Scarier
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Hollywood Law
Beard of Evil
One-Word Title
Animal Title Index
Precision F-Strike
Action Genre
Stuff Blowing Up
Obstructive Bureaucrat
The Ditz
The Cavalry
Scenery Gorn
Italian Films
A God Am I
Spiritual Successor
Death by Adaptation
Kill 'em All
Adaptational Badass
The Alcoholic
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Early-Bird Cameo
Rich Bitch
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Didn't Think This Through
Parental Substitute
All for Nothing
Tagline
Calling the Old Man Out
Works Set in World War II
Male Frontal Nudity
Together in Death
Married to the Job
Demonic Possession
Black and Gray Morality
A Date with Rosie Palms
Naked People Are Funny
Bar Brawl
The Load
Cloudcuckoolander
Rule of Cool
Spell My Name with an "S"
Amoral Attorney
Match Cut
Knife Nut
Karma Houdini
Heroic BSoD
Beta Couple
Horror Films
Faux Affably Evil
Pyrrhic Victory
The Dreaded
Badass in a Nice Suit
Continuity Nod
Slashed Throat
Poor Communication Kills
Self-Deprecation
The Vamp
Bound and Gagged
Age Lift
Hope Spot
Historical Hero Upgrade
"Awesome McCool" Name
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Hidden Depths
Film Series
It Can Think
Translation Convention
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Jitter Cam
What You Are in the Dark
Spanner in the Works
Riddle for the Ages
Offscreen Teleportation
Random Events Plot
Cool Shades
Once More, with Clarity!
The Remake
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Dark Reprise
Villain with Good Publicity
Ship Tease
Heroes Want Redheads
Informed Ability
Bad "Bad Acting"
Retirony
Bottomless Magazines
Homage
She Cleans Up Nicely
Hell Is That Noise
Abhorrent Admirer
All There in the Manual
Badass Grandpa
Logo Joke
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Alas, Poor Villain
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Mexican Standoff
Real Life
An Axe to Grind
Smug Snake
Visual Pun
Adults Are Useless
Bilingual Bonus
For Want of a Nail
It's Personal
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Toplessness from the Back
Cold-Blooded Torture
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Fish out of Water
Adorkable
Loads and Loads of Characters
Rated M for Manly
Sinister Minister
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Redemption Equals Death
Anti-Villain
What the Hell, Hero?
Disney Death
Face Death with Dignity
Foil
Police are Useless
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
The Bully
Alliterative Name
Genre Shift
Blood Knight
Interrupted Suicide
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Villain Opening Scene
Broken Aesop
British Films
Hero of Another Story
Unreliable Narrator
Science Fiction Films
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Bloodier and Gorier
Rule of Symbolism