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Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
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You Killed My Father
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I Need a Freaking Drink
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Enemy Mine
Evil Brit
My God, What Have I Done?
The Bad Guy Wins
Does Not Like Shoes
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Never Trust a Trailer
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Defrosting Ice Queen
Even Evil Has Standards
No-Sell
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Kill 'em All
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Does This Remind You of Anything?
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It Can Think
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Tap on the Head
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Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
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Russian Films
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Shipper on Deck
Humans Are Bastards
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Mr. Exposition
Nothing Is Scarier
Redemption Equals Death
Slasher Smile
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Once More, with Clarity!
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Off with His Head!
Country Matters
The Power of Love
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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Malevolent Masked Men
What the Hell, Hero?
Damsel in Distress
Television Movie Index
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The X of Y
Covers Always Lie
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Intergenerational Friendship
Your Head A-Splode
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Big Applesauce
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Big-Bad Ensemble
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How We Got Here
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Small Name, Big Ego
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Black Best Friend
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Smoking Is Cool
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Nice Hat
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Not So Different
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It Will Never Catch On
Animal Title Index
Fish out of Water
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For the Evulz
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Beard of Evil
Arch-Enemy
Large Ham
Toplessness from the Back
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Implacable Man
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Our Zombies Are Different
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Driven to Suicide
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Worthy Opponent
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As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Be Careful What You Wish For
Costume Porn
More Dakka
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Made of Iron
Spell My Name with an "S"
Darker and Edgier
The Load
Race Against the Clock
Bottomless Magazines
Face Death with Dignity
Zombie Stories
Take That!
Taking the Bullet
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Rich Bitch
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Age Lift
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Department of Redundancy Department
Meet Cute
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Romantic False Lead
Silence Is Golden
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Neck Lift
Dirty Cop
Cool Guns
Accidental Murder
The End... Or Is It?
Improbable Weapon User
Based on a True Story
Hypocrite
Dramatic Irony
La Résistance
Comically Missing the Point
Apocalypse How
Jerkass
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Amusing Injuries
Genre Savvy
Funny Background Event
Self-Deprecation
Refuge in Audacity
Ass Shove
Expository Hairstyle Change
British Films
Not Quite Dead
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Together in Death
Public Domain Feature Films
Break the Cutie
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Anachronism Stew
Motor Mouth
Instant Death Bullet
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Product Placement
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Fat Bastard
Get Out!
Broken Aesop
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Stealth Pun
Big Fancy House
Honor Before Reason
Cool Shades
No Antagonist
Reality Ensues
The Dog Bites Back
One-Word Title
BrotherSister Incest
Mercy Kill
MacGuffin
Extreme Doormat
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
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Big Bad
Domestic Abuse
Wham Shot
Book-Ends
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Kill It with Fire
Villain Ball
Market-Based Title
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Bloodier and Gorier
Adaptational Badass
Fire-Forged Friends
Gorn
Fiery Redhead
Mighty Whitey
Character Development
And Starring
Adaptation Distillation
The Musical
For Want of a Nail
Hope Spot
Precision F-Strike
Fatal Family Photo
Eiffel Tower Effect
Married to the Job
Anti-Hero
War Is Hell
Noodle Incident
Sports Stories
Maybe Ever After
Anachronic Order
Dirty Old Man
Captain Obvious
Spared by the Adaptation
Totally Radical
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Slashed Throat
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Back from the Dead
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Mood Whiplash
Cold-Blooded Torture
No OSHA Compliance
Ms. Fanservice
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Taking You with Me
Punch-Clock Villain
All There in the Manual
Scare Chord
Intrepid Reporter
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
The Dragon
Suspiciously Specific Denial
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Meaningful Name
Poor Communication Kills
Double Entendre
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Dressing as the Enemy
Alas, Poor Villain
Slasher Movie
Aside Glance
Sole Survivor
Fainting
Big Damn Heroes
Agony of the Feet
The Ace
Vomit Discretion Shot
Shirtless Scene
And the Adventure Continues
Only One Name
Shower Scene
Heroic BSoD
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Gone Horribly Right
Bittersweet Ending
Revenge
Bloodless Carnage
Foil
Plot Hole
Adaptation Expansion
Not What It Looks Like
Sadistic Choice
Every Car Is a Pinto
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Artistic License Gun Safety
Guns Akimbo
Armor-Piercing Question
The Sociopath
Redshirt Army
Killed Mid-Sentence
Dark and Troubled Past
The '70s
Film Noir Index
Anyone Can Die
Would Hurt a Child
The Alleged Car
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Informed Ability
Obviously Evil
Cluster F-Bomb
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Death Glare
Air-Vent Passageway
Brutal Honesty
Mad Scientist
Drowning My Sorrows
The Stinger
Index of Film Westerns
Psycho for Hire
Cruel and Unusual Death
The Atoner
Disguised in Drag
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Took a Level in Badass
Homage
Mr. Fanservice
'80s Hair
Karma Houdini
Conspicuous CG
Sequel Escalation
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Not So Above It All
Rated M for Manly
Good Is Not Nice
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Expy
Male Frontal Nudity
Straight Gay
An Axe to Grind
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Villain Protagonist
Cain and Abel
Stalker with a Crush
Fourth Date Marriage
Body Horror
Rule of Three
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Soundtrack Dissonance
Horror Comedy
Have a Gay Old Time
Evil-Detecting Dog
Sassy Black Woman
Star-Crossed Lovers
Hate Sink
Crapsack World
Chekhov's Gunman
Lock and Load Montage
Evil Sounds Deep
Stepford Smiler
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Shout-Out
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Extremely Short Timespan
Reality Has No Subtitles
Black Comedy Rape
Bilingual Bonus
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Determinator
Creator Cameo
Spiteful Spit
Action Survivor
Bond One-Liner
Adaptational Villainy
Framing Device
Almost Kiss
Historical Hero Upgrade
Crucified Hero Shot
Affably Evil
Actually Pretty Funny
Put on a Bus
Real Life
Authority Equals Asskicking
Superhero
Broken Pedestal
Flipping the Bird
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Big Eater
The Chessmaster
Bloody Hilarious
Foregone Conclusion
Friend to All Children
Ripped from the Headlines
Disappeared Dad
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Those Wacky Nazis
Artistic License Biology
Stylistic Suck
Shut Up, Hannibal!
A Father to His Men
In the Back
Bring My Brown Pants
N-Word Privileges
Rape as Drama
Really Gets Around
Christmas Movies Index
Defiant to the End
He Who Fights Monsters
Red Herring
Romantic Comedy
HeelFace Turn
Lighter and Softer
Those Two Guys
Asshole Victim
The Smurfette Principle
Dogged Nice Guy
Bad Boss
Bond Villain Stupidity
Black and Gray Morality
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Manchild
Japanese Films
Mystery and Detective Films
Adaptation Name Change
Artistic License Physics
The Vamp
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Chewing the Scenery
Nice Guy
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Facial Horror
Black Dude Dies First
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Fanservice
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Re-Cut
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Better to Die than Be Killed
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Death Seeker
Dumb Blonde
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Never My Fault
A Date with Rosie Palms
Tranquil Fury
Gold Digger
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Evil Plan
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Deus ex Machina
Naïve Newcomer
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Playing Gertrude
Exact Words
Animated Credits Opening
The Stoic
The Ghost
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Despair Event Horizon
Mugging the Monster
The Lost Lenore
Mundane Made Awesome
Epic Movie
Mama Bear
Dies Wide Open
The Dreaded
The Chick
Kids Are Cruel
FaceHeel Turn
Rule of Funny
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
The Smart Guy
The Starscream
Sequel Hook
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Insistent Terminology
Papa Wolf
Jitter Cam
Five-Man Band
Lampshade Hanging
Blackmail
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Heel Realization
Idiot Ball
MayDecember Romance
Evil Counterpart
Shown Their Work
Death by Irony
Abusive Parents
Race Lift
It's All About Me
Deadpan Snarker
Contrived Coincidence
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
As the Good Book Says...
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
An Aesop
Hoist by His Own Petard
Pet the Dog
Only Known by Their Nickname
Red Shirt
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Badass Normal
Creative Closing Credits
Ambiguous Ending
Dark Is Not Evil
The Quiet One
Fan Disservice
Handicapped Badass
Funny Foreigner
A Minor Kidroduction
Dramedy
The Cavalry
Pay Evil unto Evil
Deliberate Values Dissonance
The Cameo
Bare Your Midriff
Your Cheating Heart
Dying Moment of Awesome
Eldritch Abomination
Bait-and-Switch
Interrupted Suicide
Children Are Innocent
An Arm and a Leg
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Arc Words
Police are Useless
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Manipulative Bastard
Blood Knight
Black Comedy
From Bad to Worse
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Take a Third Option
Sci-Fi Horror
Award-Bait Song
Vacation Films
Chiaroscuro
Sanity Slippage
Action Prologue
Neck Snap
Martial Arts Movie
She Cleans Up Nicely
Brick Joke
Fanservice Extra
Stealth Hi/Bye
Fantasy Films
Not Using the "Z" Word
One Steve Limit
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Death by Sex
Bland-Name Product
Never Found the Body
Serial Killer
Posthumous Character
Karmic Death
Famous Last Words
Bavarian Fire Drill
The Place
Bound and Gagged
After the End
Fantastic Racism
Logo Joke
Stock Footage
Cowboy Cop
Badass Bookworm
Reckless Gun Usage
Curb-Stomp Battle
Diabolus ex Machina
My Greatest Failure
Due to the Dead
Older Than They Look
Pimped-Out Dress
Decoy Protagonist
Villainous Breakdown
Punny Name
Bald of Evil
Time Skip
The Hero
Dull Surprise
Femme Fatale
Babies Ever After
Major Injury Underreaction
Only Sane Man
Happily Married
Film Series
Hair-Trigger Temper
Woman in White
Italian Films
Match Cut
Ironic Echo
As You Know
Love Triangle
The Reveal
Our Vampires Are Different
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
What Happened to the Mouse?
Accidental Misnaming
No Name Given
Leitmotif
Deliberately Monochrome
Non-Indicative Name
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Monumental Damage
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Knife Nut
Manly Tears
Documentary
The Oner
Smug Snake
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Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Actor Allusion
Dirty Coward
Epic Fail
Adapted Out
Kick the Dog
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
The Big Guy
Death by Adaptation
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Fate Worse than Death
From Nobody to Nightmare
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Attempted Rape
Annoying Younger Sibling
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Hero of Another Story
Evil Is Hammy
Big Brother Instinct
Historical-Domain Character
Music Stories
Pragmatic Villainy
Overly Long Gag
Humiliation Conga
Developing Doomed Characters
Important Haircut
Room Full of Crazy
Dark Reprise
Dissonant Serenity
Bullying a Dragon
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
I'm a Humanitarian
Ambiguous Disorder
Distracted by the Sexy
Evil Laugh
Made of Explodium
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Brainless Beauty
The Mafia
Dwindling Party
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Love at First Sight
The Alcoholic
Irony
Soft Glass
Meaningful Echo
Cool Old Lady
Ax-Crazy
Green-Eyed Monster
Gender Flip
Bowdlerise
Video Credits
Dutch Angle
Laser-Guided Karma
Man on Fire
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Title Drop
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
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