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Danny Peary Cult Movies List
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From Bad to Worse
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In the Back
An Arm and a Leg
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Villain Song
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Hell Is That Noise
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
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Disney Villain Death
Only Sane Man
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Russian Films
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This Is Gonna Suck
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Spiritual Successor
Stock Footage
The Cameo
Fun with Acronyms
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Cruel and Unusual Death
Dramedy
Alpha Bitch
Gainax Ending
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Random Events Plot
Drowning My Sorrows
Happily Married
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Rated M for Manly
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Demonic Possession
Plot Hole
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Love Triangle
The Oner
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Off with His Head!
Madness Mantra
Central Theme
What You Are in the Dark
Actually Pretty Funny
Woman in White
Parental Incest
Red Herring
I Have Your Wife
Shirtless Scene
Offscreen Teleportation
Bad Boss
The Mafia
Rewatch Bonus
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Slasher Movie
Evil Is Petty
The Bully
Amoral Attorney
Nothing Is Scarier
Sole Survivor
Expy
Disguised in Drag
Air-Vent Passageway
Ambiguous Ending
Bowdlerise
Romantic False Lead
Beware the Nice Ones
Belligerent Sexual Tension
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The Film of the Book
Idiot Ball
Knife Nut
Half the Man He Used to Be
NO INDOOR VOICE
Adaptational Badass
Catch-Phrase
Canadian Movies
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Captain Obvious
Funny Foreigner
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Martial Arts Movie
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Not What It Looks Like
Older Than They Look
Apocalypse How
Expository Hairstyle Change
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Handicapped Badass
B-Movie
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Mugging the Monster
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Dark Is Not Evil
Training Montage
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Aside Glance
Artistic License Military
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La Résistance
Sassy Black Woman
Large Ham
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Dark Reprise
It's Personal
Death of a Child
Pretty in Mink
Reality Ensues
Australian Movies
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Interrupted Suicide
Laughing Mad
Agony of the Feet
Revenge
Chekhov's Skill
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Downer Ending
No Antagonist
Those Two Guys
Bad "Bad Acting"
Determinator
Works Set in World War II
Rousing Speech
What Happened to the Mouse?
Self-Deprecation
Character Development
Non-Indicative Name
Moment Killer
Fanservice
Eureka Moment
Beta Couple
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Anachronism Stew
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Dramatic Gun Cock
Protagonist Title
Sealed Evil in a Can
Accidental Murder
And the Adventure Continues
Bound and Gagged
Sir Swears-a-Lot
What the Hell, Hero?
Damsel in Distress
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Spiteful Spit
Spanner in the Works
Genre Savvy
An Axe to Grind
Ambiguously Gay
Not Quite Dead
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Enemy Mine
Mooks
Artistic License Physics
Truth in Television
Historical Villain Upgrade
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Creative Closing Credits
Parental Neglect
Meet Cute
Flashback
Death by Sex
Male Gaze
Did Not Get the Girl
Obviously Evil
Sinister Minister
Didn't Think This Through
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
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Biopic
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Boom, Headshot!
Henpecked Husband
Ms. Fanservice
Real Life Writes the Plot
Ironic Echo
Defiant to the End
Shout-Out
Break the Cutie
Tempting Fate
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Leitmotif
Foil
Comically Missing the Point
Hollywood Darkness
Ungrateful Bastard
Kill It with Fire
After the End
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
No Ending
In Name Only
My Greatest Failure
Red Right Hand
Deadpan Snarker
Whole Plot Reference
Reality Has No Subtitles
Armor-Piercing Question
Big "NO!"
Guns Akimbo
Put on a Bus
Papa Wolf
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Award-Bait Song
Ship Tease
Crapsack World
Abusive Parents
A Date with Rosie Palms
And Starring
Four-Temperament Ensemble
The Stoic
Overprotective Dad
And I Must Scream
Epic Movie
Mama Bear
Take That!
Calling the Old Man Out
British Films
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Brutal Honesty
Composite Character
Loads and Loads of Characters
BrotherSister Incest
Reasonable Authority Figure
Only in It for the Money
Even Evil Has Standards
The Atoner
Posthumous Character
Leave the Camera Running
Adaptational Villainy
Adorkable
Heroic Sacrifice
Neck Snap
Thriller
The Hero Dies
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Loophole Abuse
Bare Your Midriff
Not So Stoic
Genre Throwback
Title Drop
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Running Gag
Once More, with Clarity!
Almost Kiss
My Beloved Smother
The Quiet One
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Historical In-Joke
Earn Your Happy Ending
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Refuge in Audacity
Chewing the Scenery
Kick the Dog
Obfuscating Stupidity
Those Wacky Nazis
Fish out of Water
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Greater-Scope Villain
Alas, Poor Villain
Up to Eleven
Room Full of Crazy
Logo Joke
Smug Snake
Casting Gag
Soft Glass
He Who Fights Monsters
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Film Noir Index
Broken Pedestal
The Smurfette Principle
Mythology Gag
Stepford Smiler
How We Got Here
Translation Convention
Smoking Is Cool
"Awesome McCool" Name
Establishing Character Moment
One-Man Army
Green-Eyed Monster
Fourth Date Marriage
Romantic Comedy
Get Out!
Curse Cut Short
Token Minority
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Maybe Ever After
Took a Level in Jerkass
The Reveal
Worthy Opponent
Redemption Equals Death
Match Cut
Real Life
Male Frontal Nudity
The Un-Reveal
Wham Shot
Final Girl
Chase Scene
Fatal Flaw
Vomit Discretion Shot
Pay Evil unto Evil
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Flipping the Bird
The Musical
Blood Knight
Malevolent Masked Men
Dual Wielding
Hong Kong Films
Zombie Stories
Bolivian Army Ending
Big-Bad Ensemble
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Let's Get Dangerous!
Major Injury Underreaction
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Insistent Terminology
Politically Incorrect Villain
Black Dude Dies First
Homage
Anyone Can Die
Undying Loyalty
Dirty Coward
Hidden Depths
Animal Motifs
Extremely Short Timespan
Our Zombies Are Different
Historical-Domain Character
The Hero
Accidental Misnaming
Adaptation Dye-Job
Retcon
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Imagine Spot
It Can Think
Visual Pun
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Your Cheating Heart
Big Damn Heroes
Unreliable Narrator
Action Genre
Eyepatch of Power
Badass Grandpa
True Companions
Killed Mid-Sentence
No-Sell
Badass Normal
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Fantasy Films
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Twist Ending
You Have Failed Me
Death Glare
Shower Scene
Dissonant Serenity
It Will Never Catch On
Improvised Weapon
Crucified Hero Shot
Disney Death
Important Haircut
Defrosting Ice Queen
Ambiguous Disorder
Dark Action Girl
Double-Meaning Title
Creepy Child
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
The Remake
Index of Film Westerns
Awesome, but Impractical
Insult Backfire
I Did What I Had to Do
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Stealth Pun
Aluminum Christmas Trees
The Place
Easily Forgiven
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Cat Scare
War Is Hell
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Kill 'em All
Motor Mouth
Eiffel Tower Effect
N-Word Privileges
Black and Gray Morality
Honor Before Reason
The Lancer
Bring My Brown Pants
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
She's Got Legs
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Credits Gag
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Big Brother Instinct
Bittersweet Ending
Attempted Rape
Deal with the Devil
Dumb Blonde
Big Fancy House
Anachronic Order
Cold-Blooded Torture
Everyone Has Standards
Stalker with a Crush
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Immune to Bullets
As the Good Book Says...
Alliterative Name
Artistic License Gun Safety
Friend to All Children
Bloody Hilarious
Pragmatic Adaptation
Lighter and Softer
Combat Pragmatist
Pyrrhic Victory
Heroic BSoD
Batman Gambit
German Films
Chekhov's Gunman
Never Trust a Trailer
Femme Fatale
The Dragon
Deconstruction
Evil Sounds Deep
Developing Doomed Characters
The Alleged Car
Superhero
Lampshade Hanging
Hair-Trigger Temper
The Sociopath
Car Fu
Hero of Another Story
The End... Or Is It?
The Bad Guy Wins
Stylistic Suck
Eagleland
Groin Attack
Dogged Nice Guy
My God, What Have I Done?
Mind Screw
Cloudcuckoolander
Not So Above It All
Adaptational Heroism
Artistic License Geography
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Oh, Crap!
Villain Opening Scene
Mercy Kill
Wham Line
Pet the Dog
Redshirt Army
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Butt-Monkey
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Paper-Thin Disguise
Police are Useless
Wretched Hive
Dirty Old Man
Woman Scorned
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Mexican Standoff
Dutch Angle
Age Lift
Big Bad Duumvirate
Straight Gay
Fantastic Racism
Italian Films
Jerkass Has a Point
Bald of Evil
Fingore
The Dreaded
Facial Horror
Exact Words
Arc Words
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Would Hit a Girl
The Stinger
Mighty Whitey
The Starscream
Hope Spot
BFG
Adults Are Useless
Anti-Villain
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Bottomless Magazines
Slasher Smile
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Villain Protagonist
Cool Old Guy
The Faceless
Naked People Are Funny
Toplessness from the Back
Dying Moment of Awesome
Badass Boast
Faking the Dead
Playing Gertrude
She Cleans Up Nicely
Never My Fault
Hypocritical Humor
Bi the Way
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Dramatic Irony
Evil Is Hammy
Reckless Gun Usage
Television Movie Index
Evil Counterpart
MacGuffin
Plucky Comic Relief
Gilligan Cut
Improbable Weapon User
Evil Laugh
Call-Forward
Becoming the Mask
Genre Shift
The Dog Bites Back
Tranquil Fury
Body Horror
World of Ham
You Killed My Father
Silence Is Golden
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Adult Fear
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Black Comedy Rape
For the Evulz
Badass Bookworm
The Alcoholic
Tap on the Head
Vitriolic Best Buds
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
All There in the Script
Sequel Escalation
Man on Fire
Married to the Job
Stealth Hi/Bye
Distracted by the Sexy
Rule of Cool
Grievous Bottley Harm
Only a Flesh Wound
Extreme Doormat
Psychological Thriller
Missing Mom
Soundtrack Dissonance
Music Stories
Jerkass
Evil vs. Evil
Manchild
The Great Depression
Manly Tears
Implacable Man
Anti-Hero
Narrator
Sports Stories
Precision F-Strike
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Heel Realization
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Disappeared Dad
Eye Scream
Adaptation Expansion
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Deus ex Machina
Rasputinian Death
Be Careful What You Wish For
Punny Name
Action Survivor
Dirty Cop
Our Vampires Are Different
Beard of Evil
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Psycho for Hire
Sadistic Choice
Berserk Button
Affably Evil
Vampire Fiction
Improbable Aiming Skills
Abhorrent Admirer
Re-Cut
Riddle for the Ages
Naïve Newcomer
Sequel Hook
Neck Lift
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
The X of Y
Mystery and Detective Films
Hoist by His Own Petard
Foreshadowing
Camera Abuse
Good Is Not Nice
Babies Ever After
All There in the Manual
Animal Title Index
Super Strength
Fanservice Extra
Double Entendre
Dull Surprise
Gender Flip
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Properly Paranoid
No OSHA Compliance
Demoted to Extra
Film Series
Daylight Horror
Karma Houdini
Back from the Dead
Scare Chord
Disproportionate Retribution
Drives Like Crazy
Epic Fail
The Cavalry
Dies Wide Open
Nice Hat
Bloodier and Gorier
Death by Irony
Face Death with Dignity
The Chessmaster
Cain and Abel
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
The '90s
Betty and Veronica
Brainless Beauty
Chiaroscuro
Freudian Excuse
For Want of a Nail
Left the Background Music On
Last-Name Basis
Empathic Environment
Star-Crossed Lovers
Blood from the Mouth
As You Know
Broken Aesop
Fate Worse than Death
The Smart Guy
Time Skip
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Ax-Crazy
Irony
Every Car Is a Pinto
The Big Guy
Bury Your Gays
Took a Level in Badass
Product Placement
Big Eater
Jerk Jock
Jitter Cam
Sci-Fi Horror
Market-Based Title
Animated Credits Opening
Jump Scare
Vacation Films
Cat Fight
He Knows Too Much
It's All About Me
Hate Sink
Cassandra Truth
Red Shirt
Brick Joke
Novelization
Unusual Euphemism
Only Known by Their Nickname
Reality Is Unrealistic
Creator Cameo
Bullying a Dragon
Intrepid Reporter
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Driven to Suicide
Kids Are Cruel
From Nobody to Nightmare
Children Are Innocent
Historical Hero Upgrade
Hero Antagonist
Faux Affably Evil
I'm a Humanitarian
Humans Are Bastards
Instant Death Bullet
Bloodless Carnage
Broken Bird
Darkest Hour
French Films
Depraved Bisexual
The '70s
Line-of-Sight Name
Totally Radical
Department of Redundancy Department
Fainting
Parental Substitute
Mistaken for Gay
Have a Gay Old Time
Framing Device
Here We Go Again!
Cool Old Lady
Darker and Edgier
Mr. Fanservice
Costume Porn
Rich Bitch
Police Brutality
Not So Different
The Stoner
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Corpsing
Bait-and-Switch
Catapult Nightmare
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Together in Death
Canon Foreigner
20 Minutes into the Future
Destination Defenestration
The '50s
Informed Ability
Villain Ball
Retirony
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Captain Ersatz
Christmas Movies Index
Curb-Stomp Battle
Ominous Latin Chanting
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Lock and Load Montage
Taking the Bullet
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Hollywood Law
Artistic License Biology
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Badass in a Nice Suit
Japanese Films
Ass Shove
Made of Iron
All Men Are Perverts
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Not Using the "Z" Word
Artistic License History
Gold Digger
Cool Car
Retired Badass
Adapted Out
Recycled IN SPACE!
Scenery Porn
Grey and Gray Morality
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Adaptation Distillation
Meaningful Name
Really Gets Around
Documentary
Sacrificial Lion
Poor Communication Kills
Too Dumb to Live
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Insane Troll Logic
Punch-Clock Villain
Shown Their Work
Artistic License Law
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Authority Equals Asskicking
Black Comedy
Gorn
Evil-Detecting Dog
Big Applesauce
Make It Look Like an Accident
Overly Long Gag
Scenery Gorn
Mundane Made Awesome
Villain with Good Publicity