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