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Be Careful What You Wish For
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All There in the Manual
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A God Am I
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Heroes Want Redheads
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Naïve Newcomer
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Determinator
As the Good Book Says...
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Those Two Guys
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Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Groin Attack
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It Can Think
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Killed Mid-Sentence
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
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Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Meet Cute
Dies Wide Open
Re-Cut
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Overprotective Dad
Logo Joke
Motor Mouth
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
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Nice Hat
Shipper on Deck
Blood Knight
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My God, What Have I Done?
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Only a Flesh Wound
Almost Kiss
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Never Found the Body
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Based on a True Story
For Want of a Nail
Country Matters
Pay Evil unto Evil
As You Know
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I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Spell My Name with an "S"
The Un-Favourite
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Psychological Thriller
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And the Adventure Continues
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Put on a Bus
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Scare Chord
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Blood from the Mouth
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Kill 'em All
The Place
Evil vs. Evil
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I Have Your Wife
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Evil Brit
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Face Death with Dignity
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Your Head A-Splode
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Red Herring
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Spanner in the Works
Green-Eyed Monster
Action Girl
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
I Need a Freaking Drink
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Historical Villain Upgrade
Fiery Redhead
Japanese Films
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Australian Movies
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Adaptation Name Change
Trailers Always Spoil
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Dwindling Party
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Central Theme
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Drives Like Crazy
It Will Never Catch On
Sports Stories
Dumb Blonde
Once More, with Clarity!
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Sadistic Choice
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The Bad Guy Wins
She's Got Legs
Vacation Films
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Artistic License Physics
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Knife Nut
The Faceless
The Quiet One
Curse Cut Short
Intergenerational Friendship
Evil Plan
Our Zombies Are Different
Black Comedy Rape
Adaptation Expansion
Cool Guns
Loophole Abuse
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Martial Arts Movie
Blatant Lies
Star-Crossed Lovers
The Hero
One-Man Army
Chase Scene
Dramedy
Breaking the Fourth Wall
The Voiceless
Historical-Domain Character
Small Name, Big Ego
Scary Black Man
Monumental Damage
Five-Man Band
Ungrateful Bastard
Big Damn Heroes
Neck Snap
The Mafia
Ax-Crazy
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Stuff Blowing Up
Index of Film Westerns
Bad Boss
Card-Carrying Villain
Hollywood Darkness
Shown Their Work
Kill It with Fire
Reasonable Authority Figure
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
The Film of the Book
An Aesop
Batman Gambit
Catapult Nightmare
Rich Bitch
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Jerk Jock
Awesome, but Impractical
NO INDOOR VOICE
Zombie Stories
Advertised Extra
Defiant to the End
Knight Templar
Book-Ends
My Greatest Failure
Those Wacky Nazis
Undying Loyalty
In Name Only
This Is Gonna Suck
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Military and Warfare Films
Mad Scientist
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Retcon
Have a Gay Old Time
Fantastic Racism
Hair-Trigger Temper
Slashed Throat
Together in Death
Eye Scream
Gorn
Punch-Clock Villain
Heroic Sacrifice
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Fanservice Extra
Villain Protagonist
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
The Lost Lenore
Death by Sex
Homage
Black Dude Dies First
No Antagonist
Spared by the Adaptation
Epic Fail
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Malevolent Masked Men
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Politically Incorrect Villain
And Starring
Works Set in World War II
Deadpan Snarker
Film Series
Fingore
Earn Your Happy Ending
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Mooks
The Great Depression
Cool Old Lady
Meaningful Name
BFG
Ghost Fiction
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Dutch Angle
Evil Counterpart
Get Out!
Anti-Hero
Does Not Like Shoes
Implacable Man
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
BrotherSister Incest
Damsel in Distress
Apocalypse How
Berserk Button
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Made of Explodium
Not So Above It All
Dressing as the Enemy
The Mole
Sexy Discretion Shot
Documentary
Crapsack World
Failed a Spot Check
Overly Long Gag
Mercy Kill
Your Cheating Heart
Heel Realization
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Badass in a Nice Suit
Catch-Phrase
German Films
Line-of-Sight Name
Half the Man He Used to Be
Television Movie Index
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Bare Your Midriff
N-Word Privileges
Handicapped Badass
Vomit Discretion Shot
One Steve Limit
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
The Oner
Continuity Nod
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Wicked Cultured
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Anguished Declaration of Love
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Celebrity Paradox
Lock and Load Montage
Sanity Slippage
Redshirt Army
Make It Look Like an Accident
Actually Pretty Funny
Fat Bastard
Chekhov's Gun
Grey and Gray Morality
Drugs Are Bad
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Retirony
One-Word Title
Amusing Injuries
Costume Porn
Left the Background Music On
Police are Useless
Worthy Opponent
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Bar Brawl
Rape as Drama
Hypocritical Humor
Naked People Are Funny
Moment Killer
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Humiliation Conga
Badass Bookworm
Dirty Cop
Downer Ending
Abhorrent Admirer
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Deus ex Machina
Only Known by Their Nickname
Never Trust a Trailer
Deconstruction
Adaptational Badass
Rewatch Bonus
Humans Are Bastards
Our Vampires Are Different
The Sociopath
Romantic Comedy
Easily Forgiven
Horror Comedy
Kids Are Cruel
Immune to Bullets
Fan Disservice
Beard of Evil
Vitriolic Best Buds
It's Personal
Crazy-Prepared
The Load
Market-Based Title
Let's Get Dangerous!
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
The Ditz
Coming-of-Age Story
Bittersweet Ending
Tagline
Affectionate Parody
Pragmatic Adaptation
Developing Doomed Characters
Meaningful Echo
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Non-Indicative Name
True Companions
Here We Go Again!
Kick the Dog
Disney Villain Death
Guile Hero
Anachronic Order
The Casanova
Hope Spot
Disproportionate Retribution
HeelFace Turn
Animated Credits Opening
After the End
Villain Song
Death of a Child
Bowdlerise
Daddy's Girl
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Mythology Gag
Armor-Piercing Question
Bond One-Liner
Pyrrhic Victory
Manchild
Combat Pragmatist
No Ending
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Despair Event Horizon
Red Shirt
Cool Shades
Fanservice
Artistic License Military
Not What It Looks Like
Adult Fear
The Stoic
Tranquil Fury
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Stock Footage
Retired Badass
Ripped from the Headlines
Dull Surprise
Dark Is Not Evil
Last-Name Basis
Race Against the Clock
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Vampire Fiction
The Smart Guy
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Redemption Equals Death
Dying Moment of Awesome
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Badass Grandpa
Eureka Moment
Ironic Echo
The End... Or Is It?
Award-Bait Song
Major Injury Underreaction
Honor Before Reason
Deliberately Monochrome
Mr. Fanservice
Married to the Job
Villain Opening Scene
Hong Kong Films
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Sealed Evil in a Can
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Adorkable
Affably Evil
Death by Adaptation
Bloody Hilarious
The Atoner
Brutal Honesty
The Alleged Car
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Alas, Poor Villain
How We Got Here
Grievous Bottley Harm
Foregone Conclusion
Facial Horror
Cat Fight
Bloodless Carnage
Actor Allusion
Enemy Mine
Big Bad Duumvirate
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Christmas Movies Index
Call-Forward
Disney Death
Sinister Minister
World of Ham
And I Must Scream
Artistic License Biology
Mundane Made Awesome
Decoy Protagonist
Diabolus ex Machina
Rule of Cool
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
No Name Given
Real Life Writes the Plot
Guns Akimbo
Adapted Out
Insane Troll Logic
Would Hit a Girl
Hidden Depths
The Ghost
Fantasy Films
The Smurfette Principle
Badass Boast
Smug Snake
Distracted by the Sexy
Loads and Loads of Characters
The Brute
Only Sane Man
The Dog Bites Back
Chekhov's Gunman
Never My Fault
Rule of Symbolism
Death Glare
Super Strength
20 Minutes into the Future
The Chessmaster
Cold-Blooded Torture
Recycled IN SPACE!
Psycho for Hire
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Babies Ever After
Riddle for the Ages
Anti-Villain
Genre Shift
Brainless Beauty
From Nobody to Nightmare
Anyone Can Die
Evil Laugh
Big-Bad Ensemble
Scenery Porn
Mama Bear
Visual Pun
Flashback
Rule of Funny
Children Are Innocent
Race Lift
Bolivian Army Ending
The Bully
Manipulative Bastard
Biopic
Funny Background Event
Film Noir Index
Only One Name
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Captain Obvious
Spiteful Spit
Improbable Aiming Skills
Soft Glass
Department of Redundancy Department
Bland-Name Product
Bound and Gagged
For the Evulz
Corpsing
Hero Antagonist
You Killed My Father
Due to the Dead
Crazy Jealous Guy
Composite Character
Big Bad
Expy
Dramatic Gun Cock
Translation Convention
Stalker with a Crush
Bilingual Bonus
Fatal Family Photo
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Silence Is Golden
Evil Is Petty
I Did What I Had to Do
Black Comedy
Tempting Fate
Bullying a Dragon
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Back from the Dead
Product Placement
Epic Movie
Stepford Smiler
Totally Radical
Morality Pet
Foreshadowing
Gainax Ending
Not Using the "Z" Word
Big "NO!"
Rasputinian Death
Gratuitous English
Sassy Black Woman
Artistic License Law
Male Gaze
Depraved Bisexual
Horror Films
Badass Longcoat
Death Seeker
Parental Incest
Narrator
Would Hurt a Child
The Ace
MayDecember Romance
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Wham Shot
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Fish out of Water
Mexican Standoff
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Karma Houdini
Nothing Is Scarier
Adaptational Attractiveness
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Obfuscating Stupidity
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Empathic Environment
Really Gets Around
Evil Is Hammy
Show Within a Show
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Cool Old Guy
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Crucified Hero Shot
Off with His Head!
Daylight Horror
Mood Whiplash
Exact Words
B-Movie
Fatal Flaw
Training Montage
Foil
Wham Line
Fate Worse than Death
Bald of Evil
A Date with Rosie Palms
Lighter and Softer
What the Hell, Hero?
Dual Wielding
Romantic False Lead
It's All About Me
War Is Hell
The Dragon
Love at First Sight
Break the Haughty
Thriller
Annoying Younger Sibling
Bury Your Gays
Creepy Child
Reality Ensues
Body Horror
Superhero
Abusive Parents
Calling the Old Man Out
Adaptation Distillation
Early-Bird Cameo
Final Girl
What You Are in the Dark
Take That!
He Who Fights Monsters
The '60s
FaceHeel Turn
Gold Digger
Hate Sink
Adults Are Useless
Sacrificial Lion
Same Language Dub
Creator Cameo
Good Is Not Nice
Fourth Date Marriage
Framing Device
I'm a Humanitarian
Gender Flip
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
In Medias Res
Music Stories
Auto Erotica
Animal Title Index
Poor Communication Kills
Self-Deprecation
Evil-Detecting Dog
Eagleland
Did Not Get the Girl
Video Credits
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Manly Tears
Action Prologue
Light Is Not Good
Rule of Three
An Axe to Grind
Whole Plot Reference
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Wrong Genre Savvy
Death by Irony
Sequel Escalation
Nice Guy
Pimped-Out Dress
Darkest Hour
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Karmic Death
Jerkass
Improbable Weapon User
Only in It for the Money
Frame-Up
Call-Back
Dark Action Girl
Obviously Evil
Driven to Suicide
Amoral Attorney
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Token Minority
Shirtless Scene
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Soundtrack Dissonance
Instant Death Bullet
Blackmail
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Famous Last Words
Cain and Abel
Hypocrite
Drowning My Sorrows
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Twist Ending
Ms. Fanservice
Taking You with Me
Bring My Brown Pants
Jerkass Has a Point
Shout-Out
Pretty Little Headshots
Ambiguous Ending
More Dakka
The Lancer
Bloodier and Gorier
Reckless Gun Usage
Sequel Hook
My Beloved Smother
Mystery and Detective Films
Adaptation Dye-Job
Random Events Plot
Gilligan Cut
She Cleans Up Nicely
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Unreliable Narrator
Dark Reprise
The Un-Reveal
Straight Gay
Cruel and Unusual Death
Ominous Latin Chanting
Authority Equals Asskicking
Asshole Victim
Casting Gag
Jitter Cam
Those Two Bad Guys
Dirty Coward
Domestic Abuse
Kubrick Stare
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Protagonist Title
Bavarian Fire Drill
Flipping the Bird
Author Avatar
Sci-Fi Horror
Red Right Hand
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Black Best Friend
Insistent Terminology
Beware the Nice Ones
Cluster F-Bomb
Car Fu
Male Frontal Nudity
Love Triangle
All for Nothing
A Minor Kidroduction
Double-Meaning Title
Important Haircut
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Creative Closing Credits
The Chick
The Power of Love
Artistic License History
Rated M for Manly
Setting Update
Woman in White
Leave the Camera Running
Femme Fatale
Gory Discretion Shot
Canon Foreigner
Laser-Guided Karma
Reality Is Unrealistic
The '80s
Parental Substitute
British Films
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Contrived Coincidence
As Himself
Took a Level in Jerkass
Defrosting Ice Queen
Air-Vent Passageway
Playing Gertrude
Expository Hairstyle Change
Leitmotif
The Starscream
MacGuffin
Bond Villain Stupidity
Not So Different
Bi the Way
Missing Mom
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Every Car Is a Pinto
Mighty Whitey
He Knows Too Much
Red Oni, Blue Oni
You Have Failed Me
Properly Paranoid
Match Cut
Imagine Spot
Too Dumb to Live
Ambiguous Disorder
Beta Couple
Say My Name
Meaningful Background Event
Slasher Smile
'80s Hair
Time Skip
Pet the Dog
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Pretty in Mink
The '90s
Hollywood Law
Antagonist Title
The Cavalry
All Men Are Perverts
Oh, Crap!
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Cat Scare
Destination Defenestration
Historical In-Joke
Broken Aesop
Dogged Nice Guy
Heroic BSoD
Cool Car
Serious Business
Bait-and-Switch
Interrupted Suicide
Dramatic Irony
A Father to His Men
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Ambiguously Gay
Credits Gag
Outrun the Fireball
Stealth Pun
Camp Gay
Boom, Headshot!
Neck Lift
Laughing Mad
Improvised Weapon
Dirty Old Man
The '70s
Arch-Enemy
Chewing the Scenery
Everyone Has Standards
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Dissonant Serenity
The '50s
Brick Joke
La Résistance
Maybe Ever After
Ship Tease
The Dreaded
Hell Is That Noise
Mistaken for Gay
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Deal with the Devil
An Arm and a Leg
Comically Missing the Point
Better to Die than Be Killed
Stylistic Suck
The Cameo
The Stoner
Scenery Gorn
The Reveal
Betty and Veronica
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Mugging the Monster
Eldritch Abomination
Unusual Euphemism
Wretched Hive
Word of God
Funny Foreigner
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Sole Survivor
Freudian Excuse
Papa Wolf
Made of Iron
Psychopathic Manchild
Big Fancy House
Mind Screw
Author Appeal
Villain Ball
Chekhov's Skill
Disappeared Dad
Black and Gray Morality
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Older Than They Look
Even Evil Has Standards
Public Domain Feature Films
Russian Films
Toplessness from the Back
Gone Horribly Right
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Man on Fire
Greater-Scope Villain
Covers Always Lie
Cassandra Truth
The X of Y
Shut Up, Hannibal!
All There in the Script
Room Full of Crazy
Science Fiction Films