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Only in It for the Money
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Dark Is Not Evil
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Heroes Want Redheads
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Be Careful What You Wish For
Children Are Innocent
BrotherSister Incest
Defiant to the End
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Redemption Equals Death
Took a Level in Badass
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Neck Lift
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What You Are in the Dark
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Once More, with Clarity!
The Reveal
Hypocrite
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Sequel Escalation
Never Trust a Trailer
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You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Lampshade Hanging
Broken Pedestal
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Take That!
Armor-Piercing Question
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Drowning My Sorrows
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Woman in White
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Put on a Bus
Determinator
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Taking the Bullet
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Male Frontal Nudity
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Bury Your Gays
Spanner in the Works
Properly Paranoid
Disappeared Dad
Daddy's Girl
Off with His Head!
Bolivian Army Ending
Not What It Looks Like
Anti-Hero
The Bad Guy Wins
Naked People Are Funny
Death of a Child
Cruel and Unusual Death
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Translation Convention
Mundane Made Awesome
Silent Movie
Nice Guy
Sequel Hook
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Anachronism Stew
No-Sell
Tap on the Head
Dumb Blonde
Take a Third Option
Adorkable
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The Great Depression
Together in Death
Adaptational Villainy
Call-Back
Beard of Evil
Trailers Always Spoil
And the Adventure Continues
Adult Fear
Hate Sink
An Arm and a Leg
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Stealth Hi/Bye
It's Personal
Word of God
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Babies Ever After
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Friend to All Children
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Adults Are Useless
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Becoming the Mask
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Star-Crossed Lovers
Ax-Crazy
Rewatch Bonus
Man on Fire
Abusive Parents
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Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Last-Name Basis
Dwindling Party
The Hero Dies
Not Using the "Z" Word
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Your Head A-Splode
Took a Level in Jerkass
Bloodier and Gorier
The End... Or Is It?
Catch-Phrase
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Parental Abandonment
Soundtrack Dissonance
Gratuitous English
Leitmotif
Christmas Movies Index
Dull Surprise
Captain Obvious
She Cleans Up Nicely
Action Genre
The '70s
Shower Scene
Animal Motifs
Horror Films
The Place
Posthumous Character
Totally Radical
A God Am I
B-Movie
Twist Ending
Get Out!
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Foreshadowing
Wham Shot
Knight Templar
Annoying Younger Sibling
Undying Loyalty
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Morality Pet
Reality Has No Subtitles
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Improbable Weapon User
Sadistic Choice
Pun
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Mood Whiplash
Never My Fault
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Sexy Discretion Shot
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Kill It with Fire
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In Name Only
Poor Communication Kills
Shout-Out
Sacrificial Lion
Does Not Like Shoes
Heel Realization
Cloudcuckoolander
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Obviously Evil
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How We Got Here
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Every Car Is a Pinto
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Made of Iron
Rasputinian Death
Unresolved Sexual Tension
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Shirtless Scene
Homage
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Greater-Scope Villain
The Faceless
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Disproportionate Retribution
Unusual Euphemism
Dogged Nice Guy
Break the Cutie
Dark Action Girl
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Awesome, but Impractical
Paper-Thin Disguise
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Overly Long Gag
Riddle for the Ages
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Did Not Get the Girl
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
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Hero of Another Story
Mr. Fanservice
Evil Sounds Deep
The Sociopath
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
The Chick
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Dying Moment of Awesome
Extremely Short Timespan
Contrived Coincidence
Vacation Films
Smoking Is Cool
The Lost Lenore
Insistent Terminology
Beware the Nice Ones
Ripped from the Headlines
Deadpan Snarker
Character Development
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Fanservice
The Quiet One
Television Movie Index
Really Gets Around
Advertised Extra
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
The Musical
Adaptation Expansion
Important Haircut
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Rule of Funny
Curse Cut Short
N-Word Privileges
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Irony
Our Vampires Are Different
Show Within a Show
The Ace
Anti-Villain
Attempted Rape
Time Skip
Central Theme
Overprotective Dad
Line-of-Sight Name
Male Gaze
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Villain Ball
Card-Carrying Villain
Deus ex Machina
Face Death with Dignity
Double-Meaning Title
Leave the Camera Running
Accidental Misnaming
Mistaken for Gay
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
FaceHeel Turn
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Award-Bait Song
The Stinger
Ungrateful Bastard
Slasher Smile
As the Good Book Says...
Left the Background Music On
The Cameo
Thriller
Country Matters
Bad "Bad Acting"
Bilingual Bonus
Alas, Poor Villain
Shipper on Deck
Extreme Doormat
The Lancer
Public Domain Feature Films
Nice Hat
Stuff Blowing Up
Domestic Abuse
Older Than They Look
Earn Your Happy Ending
Brick Joke
Australian Movies
The '90s
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Fingore
Batman Gambit
Intrepid Reporter
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Index of Film Westerns
Let's Get Dangerous!
Silence Is Golden
Actually Pretty Funny
Match Cut
The Oner
Back from the Dead
Race Against the Clock
Video Credits
Eldritch Abomination
One-Man Army
Despair Event Horizon
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Big Bad
Dirty Cop
Smug Snake
Interrupted Suicide
Diabolus ex Machina
Bar Brawl
Black Comedy
Ass Shove
Rousing Speech
Serial Killer
Based on a True Story
Not So Above It All
Only One Name
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Even Evil Has Standards
Genre Shift
Superhero
Black Comedy Rape
He Knows Too Much
Enemy Mine
Neck Snap
Dressing as the Enemy
Tranquil Fury
Our Zombies Are Different
Animal Title Index
Reality Is Unrealistic
The Cavalry
Funny Foreigner
Actor Allusion
Cool Guns
Have a Gay Old Time
Exact Words
Body Horror
Call-Forward
Depraved Bisexual
Politically Incorrect Villain
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Gorn
The Alcoholic
Retired Badass
All for Nothing
Almost Kiss
Hero Antagonist
Deconstruction
Cool Old Guy
Canon Foreigner
What the Hell, Hero?
Insane Troll Logic
Cool Old Lady
Damsel in Distress
Horror Comedy
Camera Abuse
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Tempting Fate
The Bully
Genre Throwback
Sassy Black Woman
Evil Brit
Mr. Exposition
Malevolent Masked Men
Red Right Hand
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Obfuscating Stupidity
Big Bad Duumvirate
Bond One-Liner
Funny Background Event
Russian Films
Worthy Opponent
Red Herring
Manly Tears
Married to the Job
Killed Mid-Sentence
Real Life
Sinister Minister
Femme Fatale
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Sci-Fi Horror
The Voiceless
Eyepatch of Power
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Ms. Fanservice
The Mole
Race Lift
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Plot Hole
German Films
Double Entendre
Informed Ability
Jump Scare
Action Survivor
War Is Hell
Villain with Good Publicity
Setting Update
Retirony
Henpecked Husband
Groin Attack
Hong Kong Films
"Awesome McCool" Name
Fake Shemp
Crazy Jealous Guy
Not Quite Dead
Black and Gray Morality
The Load
Jitter Cam
Apocalypse How
Offscreen Teleportation
Age Lift
Monumental Damage
Break the Haughty
My Beloved Smother
Cowboy Cop
Anachronic Order
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Tagline
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Bloody Hilarious
The Ditz
Bond Villain Stupidity
Fate Worse than Death
Amusing Injuries
Ominous Latin Chanting
Foil
Room Full of Crazy
Villain Song
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Heroic Sacrifice
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Dutch Angle
Make It Look Like an Accident
A Minor Kidroduction
Reasonable Authority Figure
Freudian Excuse
Kill 'em All
Death Seeker
Outrun the Fireball
Retcon
Mad Scientist
Camp Gay
Agony of the Feet
Wicked Cultured
Cold-Blooded Torture
Eagleland
Loads and Loads of Characters
Jerk Jock
Those Two Guys
Vitriolic Best Buds
The Stoic
Aside Glance
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Continuity Nod
Accidental Murder
Mythology Gag
Only Sane Man
Evil Laugh
Sealed Evil in a Can
Ascended Extra
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Bound and Gagged
Ambiguous Disorder
Didn't Think This Through
Adaptation Distillation
Hidden Depths
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Cain and Abel
Big Brother Instinct
Nothing Is Scarier
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Book-Ends
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Pragmatic Adaptation
Happily Married
Frame-Up
BFG
Badass Normal
Captain Ersatz
Good Is Not Nice
Pragmatic Villainy
Evil Counterpart
The Brute
Pay Evil unto Evil
Rich Bitch
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Green-Eyed Monster
Novelization
Stalker with a Crush
Your Cheating Heart
Car Fu
Sole Survivor
Cool Shades
Stylistic Suck
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Logo Joke
Hell Is That Noise
Big Damn Heroes
Ship Tease
Police Brutality
Bottomless Magazines
Pimped-Out Dress
Wretched Hive
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Noodle Incident
Five-Man Band
Humiliation Conga
Big Applesauce
Oh, Crap!
Market-Based Title
Mexican Standoff
Gory Discretion Shot
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Facial Horror
The Chessmaster
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Grey and Gray Morality
Comically Missing the Point
Straight Gay
Demoted to Extra
Author Avatar
Naïve Newcomer
Random Events Plot
True Companions
Rule of Symbolism
Token Minority
Punch-Clock Villain
Psycho for Hire
Pretty in Mink
Reckless Gun Usage
Crapsack World
Adaptation Name Change
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
I Need a Freaking Drink
Historical Villain Upgrade
Bland-Name Product
Light Is Not Good
Truth in Television
The Mafia
Hollywood Darkness
Made of Explodium
Vomit Discretion Shot
Mind Screw
And Starring
Daylight Horror
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Decoy Protagonist
Arc Words
Running Gag
Death by Adaptation
Big Eater
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Animated Credits Opening
Gender Flip
Badass in a Nice Suit
Martial Arts Movie
Creepy Child
Air-Vent Passageway
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
From Nobody to Nightmare
Spared by the Adaptation
Film Noir Index
My Greatest Failure
Loophole Abuse
Self-Deprecation
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Defrosting Ice Queen
It's All About Me
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Villainous Breakdown
Playing Gertrude
He Who Fights Monsters
Blood Knight
Taking You with Me
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Getting Crap Past the Radar
A Date with Rosie Palms
Not So Different
Sports Stories
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Soft Glass
Berserk Button
Corpsing
Ambiguously Gay
Adaptational Attractiveness
Pyrrhic Victory
The Smurfette Principle
In Medias Res
'80s Hair
Rule of Three
The Power of Love
Mystery and Detective Films
Curb-Stomp Battle
As You Know
Gilligan Cut
The Starscream
No Ending
Black Dude Dies First
Dissonant Serenity
Artistic License Law
Flipping the Bird
Implacable Man
Super Strength
Adapted Out
Ambiguous Ending
Deal with the Devil
Affably Evil
Manchild
Bi the Way
It Will Never Catch On
Dies Wide Open
Darkest Hour
Arch-Enemy
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Dark Reprise
Costume Porn
Immune to Bullets
Instant Death Bullet
Meaningful Name
The Remake
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Stepford Smiler
Evil Is Hammy
Action Girl
Same Language Dub
Crazy-Prepared
Credits Gag
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Dark and Troubled Past
Spiteful Spit
Those Wacky Nazis
Vampire Fiction
Evil vs. Evil
Scenery Gorn
Destination Defenestration
Skewed Priorities
Punny Name
Sanity Slippage
The '50s
Knife Nut
As Himself
Badass Boast
Expository Hairstyle Change
20 Minutes into the Future
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Chekhov's Gunman
Improbable Aiming Skills
Fire-Forged Friends
Arranged Marriage
MacGuffin
Mama Bear
HeelFace Turn
Cat Scare
Fan Disservice
Early Installment Weirdness
Japanese Films
Music Stories
Driven to Suicide
Artistic License History
Stock Footage
Bring My Brown Pants
In the Back
Evil Plan
Blood from the Mouth
No Antagonist
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Gone Horribly Right
Mercy Kill
For the Evulz
Breaking the Fourth Wall
I Did What I Had to Do
Victoria's Secret Compartment
An Aesop
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Maybe Ever After
Only a Flesh Wound
Jerkass
Fainting
Ironic Echo
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Chewing the Scenery
Deliberately Monochrome
Cat Fight
Villain Opening Scene
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Badass Longcoat
Due to the Dead
Historical-Domain Character
Lock and Load Montage
Mighty Whitey
Mugging the Monster
Toplessness from the Back
Idiot Ball
Distracted by the Sexy
Cluster F-Bomb
Psychopathic Manchild
Dramedy
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Non-Indicative Name
Insult Backfire
Narrator
Bavarian Fire Drill
No Name Given
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Scenery Porn
Would Hurt a Child
Jerkass Has a Point
Meaningful Background Event
Artistic License Biology
Villain Protagonist
Reality Ensues
Revenge
Spell My Name with an "S"
Empathic Environment
Intergenerational Friendship
A Father to His Men
The Dog Bites Back
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Humans Are Bastards
Easily Forgiven
Evil Is Petty
Badass Grandpa
Big-Bad Ensemble
Evil-Detecting Dog
Re-Cut
MayDecember Romance
Flashback
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Guile Hero
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Italian Films
You Have Failed Me
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Improvised Weapon
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
For Want of a Nail
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Rape as Drama
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Shown Their Work
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
The Casanova
The Hero
Downer Ending
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Works Set in World War II
Anyone Can Die