Tropescilloscope: Grievous Bottley Harm
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
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Evil Is Petty
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There Is No Kill Like Overkill
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Dark Is Not Evil
Hero Antagonist
Happily Married
Adaptation Distillation
Drill Sergeant Nasty
The Load
Disappeared Dad
The Stoner
Vitriolic Best Buds
Intergenerational Friendship
Cool Shades
Gory Discretion Shot
Dark Action Girl
Pun
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Hollywood Darkness
My Greatest Failure
Fingore
Honor Before Reason
Missing Mom
Bring My Brown Pants
Tagline
Beta Couple
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Killed Mid-Sentence
Laser-Guided Karma
Bald of Evil
Pragmatic Villainy
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Straight Gay
Friend to All Children
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Rule of Three
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Evil Plan
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Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
The Chessmaster
Red Oni, Blue Oni
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Arranged Marriage
Arc Words
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Fanservice
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The Voiceless
Daylight Horror
Evil Brit
Frame-Up
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Scare Chord
Redshirt Army
Your Cheating Heart
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In Medias Res
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Cruel and Unusual Death
Blood Knight
Lighter and Softer
The Casanova
The Great Depression
A Minor Kidroduction
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Mooks
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All Girls Want Bad Boys
Red Right Hand
Older Than They Look
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Artistic License Biology
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Abusive Parents
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Rule of Funny
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Pretty Little Headshots
Naked People Are Funny
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Not Quite Dead
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Antagonist Title
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I'm a Humanitarian
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Almost Kiss
Spell My Name with an "S"
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Kill 'em All
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Gender Flip
Eagleland
Real Life
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
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The Place
The Dog Bites Back
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Here We Go Again!
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What You Are in the Dark
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Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
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Off with His Head!
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This Is Gonna Suck
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
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Anyone Can Die
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
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Oh, Crap!
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
As You Know
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In the Back
Punny Name
Star-Crossed Lovers
Recycled IN SPACE!
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Beauty Is Never Tarnished
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Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Real Life Writes the Plot
He Knows Too Much
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"Awesome McCool" Name
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Truth in Television
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Loads and Loads of Characters
Take That!
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All Just a Dream
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It Can Think
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Smoking Is Cool
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Does Not Like Shoes
He Who Fights Monsters
HeelFace Turn
Dwindling Party
MayDecember Romance
Depraved Bisexual
Poor Communication Kills
Badass Bookworm
Expy
Not Using the "Z" Word
Sacrificial Lion
The Ghost
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
As Himself
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Beware the Nice Ones
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Riddle for the Ages
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Drugs Are Bad
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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Gone Horribly Right
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Light Is Not Good
It Will Never Catch On
Nothing Is Scarier
Your Head A-Splode
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Creepy Child
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Adults Are Useless
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What Happened to the Mouse?
Martial Arts Movie
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Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
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Blackmail
It's All About Me
Mighty Whitey
Apocalypse How
Hell Is That Noise
Badass Grandpa
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Shown Their Work
Retirony
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Did Not Get the Girl
Only One Name
Token Minority
Flipping the Bird
Our Vampires Are Different
Zombie Stories
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Sadistic Choice
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Demonic Possession
Jerkass Has a Point
Small Name, Big Ego
Reasonable Authority Figure
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Villainous Breakdown
One Steve Limit
Woman Scorned
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Let's Get Dangerous!
Insistent Terminology
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Mistaken for Gay
Extreme Doormat
Police are Useless
Adorkable
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Driven to Suicide
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Eyepatch of Power
Bullying a Dragon
Obfuscating Stupidity
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Bad Boss
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Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Famous Last Words
Psychopathic Manchild
Fatal Flaw
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Those Wacky Nazis
Animated Credits Opening
Once More, with Clarity!
Kill It with Fire
The Film of the Book
Blood from the Mouth
Freeze-Frame Bonus
More Dakka
Alas, Poor Villain
Distracted by the Sexy
Due to the Dead
Stealth Pun
Handicapped Badass
Character Development
Undying Loyalty
No Antagonist
Pimped-Out Dress
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Wicked Cultured
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Ripped from the Headlines
Humans Are Bastards
Motor Mouth
Word of God
Tap on the Head
Final Girl
Sanity Slippage
Bond Villain Stupidity
Fiery Redhead
Eldritch Abomination
Those Two Bad Guys
Historical Villain Upgrade
Badass Normal
Took a Level in Badass
Line-of-Sight Name
The Brute
The Smart Guy
Cassandra Truth
Artistic License Geography
BFG
Spared by the Adaptation
Meaningful Name
Non-Indicative Name
Bi the Way
Villain Song
Hate Sink
Cluster F-Bomb
Not What It Looks Like
Conspicuous CG
Karmic Death
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Age Lift
Pyrrhic Victory
Mystery and Detective Films
Everyone Has Standards
Big Fancy House
The Hero Dies
Dramatic Gun Cock
Make It Look Like an Accident
For Want of a Nail
The '50s
Author Avatar
Silence Is Golden
Cat Fight
Sinister Minister
Heroes Want Redheads
Grey and Gray Morality
Mama Bear
Flashback
Laughing Mad
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Deadpan Snarker
Manipulative Bastard
Action Genre
Contrived Coincidence
Badass Longcoat
Gilligan Cut
Kubrick Stare
Covers Always Lie
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
The Ditz
Anachronic Order
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Toplessness from the Back
Batman Gambit
Disguised in Drag
Expository Hairstyle Change
What the Hell, Hero?
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Ambiguously Gay
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Defiant to the End
Defrosting Ice Queen
Early-Bird Cameo
You Have Failed Me
Historical In-Joke
Morality Pet
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Calling the Old Man Out
Cowboy Cop
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Epic Fail
Bowdlerise
Broken Pedestal
Soundtrack Dissonance
Too Dumb to Live
Film Noir
Dying Moment of Awesome
For the Evulz
It's Personal
The Un-Reveal
Asshole Victim
Sir Swears-a-Lot
The Bully
Ship Tease
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Fake Shemp
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Funny Background Event
The Dragon
Auto Erotica
Evil Laugh
Refuge in Audacity
Would Hit a Girl
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Country Matters
The Ace
Gratuitous English
Pay Evil unto Evil
Aside Glance
Action Girl
Man on Fire
Tempting Fate
Jerkass
Determinator
Historical-Domain Character
Amoral Attorney
Rasputinian Death
Protagonist Title
Combat Pragmatist
Storming the Castle
True Companions
Intrepid Reporter
Never Trust a Trailer
Running Gag
Badass Boast
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
World of Ham
'80s Hair
Crazy Jealous Guy
The Quiet One
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Nice Hat
Canadian Movies
Disproportionate Retribution
Market-Based Title
Plot Hole
Mood Whiplash
Horror Films
Leave the Camera Running
Worthy Opponent
Ominous Latin Chanting
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Dirty Cop
Only a Flesh Wound
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Drives Like Crazy
Break the Cutie
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Darkest Hour
And I Must Scream
Alpha Bitch
Madness Mantra
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Artistic License Military
Narrator
Evil Sounds Deep
Mexican Standoff
Match Cut
Redemption Equals Death
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Half the Man He Used to Be
Corpsing
Dutch Angle
Adaptation Expansion
Animal Title Index
Spiritual Successor
Coming-of-Age Story
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Black Best Friend
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French Films
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
B-Movie
I Did What I Had to Do
Epic Movie
Mind Screw
Unreliable Narrator
Despair Event Horizon
Based on a True Story
Male Gaze
Bond One-Liner
Mr. Fanservice
Dramedy
The Hero
Say My Name
Faking the Dead
Sexy Discretion Shot
German Films
Chekhov's Skill
No-Sell
Cool Old Guy
Sealed Evil in a Can
Rated M for Manly
Easily Forgiven
Bolivian Army Ending
One-Man Army
Award-Bait Song
Be Careful What You Wish For
No Name Given
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Properly Paranoid
Bait-and-Switch
Hidden Depths
Celebrity Paradox
Abhorrent Admirer
Not So Different
Noodle Incident
Failed a Spot Check
Scenery Porn
Parental Substitute
Our Zombies Are Different
Enemy Mine
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
The Cavalry
Race Against the Clock
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Black Dude Dies First
Really Gets Around
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Face Death with Dignity
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Arch-Enemy
Advertised Extra
Disney Villain Death
Central Theme
Trailers Always Spoil
Armor-Piercing Question
Setting Update
N-Word Privileges
Freudian Excuse
Early Installment Weirdness
Hong Kong Films
Captain Ersatz
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Insult Backfire
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Continuity Nod
Male Frontal Nudity
Fish out of Water
Public Domain Feature Films
Deconstruction
Humiliation Conga
I Need a Freaking Drink
Big Bad
Informed Ability
Fatal Family Photo
Big "NO!"
Animal Motifs
Only in It for the Money
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Costume Porn
Sci-Fi Horror
Deal with the Devil
Mythology Gag
Book-Ends
Sports Stories
Green-Eyed Monster
Downer Ending
Canon Foreigner
Fantastic Racism
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Destination Defenestration
The Vamp
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Put on a Bus
Irony
Mr. Exposition
Malevolent Masked Men
Faux Affably Evil
Stepford Smiler
Title Drop
Last-Name Basis
Spiteful Spit
Instant Death Bullet
Race Lift
Eureka Moment
The Bad Guy Wins
Big-Bad Ensemble
Rule of Symbolism
Damsel in Distress
Casting Gag
The Alcoholic
Badass in a Nice Suit
Heroic Sacrifice
Five-Man Band
Big Applesauce
Boom, Headshot!
Even Evil Has Standards
Serious Business
Authority Equals Asskicking
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene