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Historical-Domain Character
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All Men Are Perverts
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Made of Iron
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Death Seeker
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Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
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Bland-Name Product
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
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What You Are in the Dark
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Final Girl
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Your Cheating Heart
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Taking You with Me
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Your Head A-Splode
Shut Up, Hannibal!
The End... Or Is It?
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It Will Never Catch On
Evil Is Petty
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Older Than They Look
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Mexican Standoff
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Implacable Man
Ax-Crazy
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It Can Think
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Dropped a Bridge on Him
In Name Only
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Dying Moment of Awesome
Skewed Priorities
Rousing Speech
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Evil-Detecting Dog
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No Ending
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Heroic Sacrifice
Animated Credits Opening
The Hero
Bolivian Army Ending
The Un-Favourite
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Dumb Blonde
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Body Horror
Dark Action Girl
Translation Convention
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Armor-Piercing Question
Early Installment Weirdness
Camp Gay
Fanservice
Jerkass
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
One-Man Army
And I Must Scream
Karma Houdini
Make It Look Like an Accident
The Cameo
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Deadpan Snarker
Bowdlerise
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Pyrrhic Victory
Refuge in Audacity
Training Montage
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
True Companions
Stepford Smiler
All for Nothing
Only Sane Man
Rewatch Bonus
Cat Scare
Love Triangle
I Need a Freaking Drink
Hollywood Law
Silent Movie
Hope Spot
Beard of Evil
Police are Useless
Sacrificial Lion
Evil vs. Evil
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Documentary
No Name Given
Ambiguous Disorder
Nice Guy
Neck Snap
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Evil Laugh
Ambiguous Ending
The Ace
Be Careful What You Wish For
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Room Full of Crazy
Vampire Fiction
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Storming the Castle
For the Evulz
Reality Has No Subtitles
Maybe Ever After
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Coming-of-Age Story
Celebrity Paradox
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Early-Bird Cameo
Reasonable Authority Figure
Age Lift
Slasher Movie
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Canon Foreigner
Mind Screw
Gory Discretion Shot
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Combat Pragmatist
Double Entendre
Unusual Euphemism
Crazy-Prepared
Affably Evil
Cold-Blooded Torture
Eiffel Tower Effect
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Setting Update
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Guns Akimbo
Those Two Guys
Affectionate Parody
Fun with Acronyms
Scenery Gorn
Hoist by His Own Petard
Hero of Another Story
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
The Alcoholic
Dirty Old Man
Card-Carrying Villain
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Expository Hairstyle Change
Chekhov's Skill
Tranquil Fury
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
One-Word Title
Apocalypse How
Fantastic Racism
Developing Doomed Characters
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Becoming the Mask
Catch-Phrase
Manly Tears
Zombie Stories
The X of Y
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Facial Horror
Recycled IN SPACE!
Intergenerational Friendship
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Wham Shot
Reality Ensues
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
No-Sell
Trailers Always Spoil
Made of Explodium
Beware the Nice Ones
Death of a Child
Mugging the Monster
Accidental Murder
Papa Wolf
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Artistic License Military
Defrosting Ice Queen
Morality Pet
Adaptation Dye-Job
Logo Joke
Big Fancy House
Imagine Spot
Epic Movie
Exact Words
Ominous Latin Chanting
Eagleland
Taking the Bullet
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Extremely Short Timespan
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Car Fu
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Adapted Out
Creative Closing Credits
Famous Last Words
Twist Ending
Continuity Nod
Blatant Lies
Betty and Veronica
How We Got Here
Even Evil Has Standards
Soft Glass
Horror Comedy
Put on a Bus
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Riddle for the Ages
Malevolent Masked Men
Casting Gag
Tap on the Head
Rated M for Manly
Outrun the Fireball
Sequel Escalation
Police Brutality
Word of God
Loophole Abuse
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Contrived Coincidence
Naked People Are Funny
Blackmail
Abusive Parents
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Conspicuous CG
The Voiceless
Serial Killer
Really Gets Around
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Leave the Camera Running
Villain Ball
Oh, Crap!
La Résistance
The Reveal
Artistic License Law
Gratuitous English
Happily Married
Biopic
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Does Not Like Shoes
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Japanese Films
Fourth Date Marriage
Parental Abandonment
Bald of Evil
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Establishing Character Moment
Pragmatic Villainy
Heterosexual Life-Partners
"Awesome McCool" Name
Sealed Evil in a Can
Anguished Declaration of Love
Too Dumb to Live
I'm a Humanitarian
Historical Villain Upgrade
Asshole Victim
Boom, Headshot!
Pay Evil unto Evil
A Date with Rosie Palms
Cain and Abel
Authority Equals Asskicking
Slashed Throat
Video Credits
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One Steve Limit
Neck Lift
Friend to All Children
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Bullying a Dragon
Shower Scene
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I Have Your Wife
Butt-Monkey
Adaptational Villainy
Real Life Writes the Plot
He Knows Too Much
Black Comedy Rape
Adults Are Useless
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Obviously Evil
Catapult Nightmare
Half the Man He Used to Be
Good Is Not Nice
Reckless Gun Usage
Meaningful Echo
Eye Scream
The Casanova
Anachronism Stew
The Stinger
The Cavalry
Shout-Out
Dramatic Gun Cock
Only a Flesh Wound
Disproportionate Retribution
The Brute
Scary Black Man
Yandere
Actually Pretty Funny
Historical Hero Upgrade
Bilingual Bonus
Broken Bird
The Lancer
Not Quite Dead
Immune to Bullets
Sanity Slippage
Retirony
Auto Erotica
Hong Kong Films
Random Events Plot
Poor Communication Kills
Toplessness from the Back
Black and Gray Morality
Unreliable Narrator
Hollywood Darkness
Death Glare
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Darker and Edgier
Bloodier and Gorier
Fainting
Enemy Mine
Nothing Is Scarier
Agony of the Feet
Flipping the Bird
Narrator
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Babies Ever After
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Dramedy
Mr. Fanservice
Anyone Can Die
It's Personal
Villainous Breakdown
Hate Sink
Demonic Possession
The Sociopath
Corpsing
Bare Your Midriff
Get Out!
Animal Title Index
Bittersweet Ending
Chiaroscuro
Improvised Weapon
Disney Villain Death
Fingore
Red Right Hand
Green-Eyed Monster
The Power of Love
Fiery Redhead
Kill 'em All
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Mama Bear
Here We Go Again!
Disguised in Drag
Hair-Trigger Temper
Kubrick Stare
Dark Is Not Evil
Children Are Innocent
Artistic License Biology
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Sole Survivor
N-Word Privileges
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Ripped from the Headlines
Genre Throwback
Guile Hero
Important Haircut
HeelFace Turn
Adaptation Distillation
Groin Attack
Politically Incorrect Villain
Daylight Horror
Ambiguously Gay
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Manchild
Drowning My Sorrows
The Mole
Instant Death Bullet
Mistaken for Gay
Punny Name
Line-of-Sight Name
Based on a True Story
Kick the Son of a Bitch
British Films
Everyone Has Standards
After the End
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Diabolus ex Machina
Lock and Load Montage
Better to Die than Be Killed
The Oner
Artistic License Physics
Genre Shift
Defiant to the End
Mad Scientist
Mighty Whitey
Would Hurt a Child
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Bound and Gagged
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Death by Sex
Reality Is Unrealistic
Russian Films
In Medias Res
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Adaptation Name Change
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Eyepatch of Power
Mystery and Detective Films
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Title Drop
Villain Protagonist
Historical In-Joke
Evil Is Hammy
Straight Gay
Horror Films
Off with His Head!
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Demoted to Extra
Rich Bitch
Faking the Dead
The Place
Only in It for the Money
Suddenly SHOUTING!
War Is Hell
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Alpha Bitch
Due to the Dead
The Stoic
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Plot Hole
Annoying Younger Sibling
Rule of Funny
The Load
Actor Allusion
Wham Line
Fantasy Films
Redshirt Army
Big Brother Instinct
Award-Bait Song
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Shown Their Work
Overly Long Gag
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Have a Gay Old Time
Overprotective Dad
Together in Death
Disappeared Dad
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Abhorrent Admirer
Psychological Thriller
My Beloved Smother
Interrupted Suicide
Badass Bookworm
Downer Ending
Mood Whiplash
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Man on Fire
20 Minutes into the Future
My God, What Have I Done?
Madness Mantra
Took a Level in Badass
Five-Man Band
Arch-Enemy
Show Within a Show
Covers Always Lie
Gone Horribly Right
More Dakka
Woman Scorned
Badass Normal
Posthumous Character
Comically Missing the Point
The Lost Lenore
Leitmotif
Chekhov's Gun
Cool Old Guy
Parental Substitute
Woman in White
Kick the Dog
Death by Irony
Bottomless Magazines
Air-Vent Passageway
Animal Motifs
Dirty Coward
Worthy Opponent
Disney Death
Mooks
Gorn
Loads and Loads of Characters
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Foregone Conclusion
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Spiritual Successor
Action Prologue
Let's Get Dangerous!
Wicked Cultured
Sports Stories
Love at First Sight
Parental Neglect
Cluster F-Bomb
Would Hit a Girl
You Have Failed Me
Easily Forgiven
Slasher Smile
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Paper-Thin Disguise
Almost Kiss
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Scare Chord
Not So Above It All
Spared by the Adaptation
The Ghost
Brutal Honesty
Frame-Up
For Want of a Nail
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Closed Circle
Gender Flip
Punch-Clock Villain
Not So Different
Genre Savvy
Token Minority
The Alleged Car
Mundane Made Awesome
As Himself
Call-Forward
Evil Counterpart
Kill It with Fire
And Starring
Double-Meaning Title
Depraved Bisexual
Not Using the "Z" Word
Department of Redundancy Department
Adaptational Badass
Creepy Child
All Just a Dream
Anti-Villain
Grievous Bottley Harm
Driven to Suicide
Author Appeal
Hell Is That Noise
Sexy Discretion Shot
Crazy Jealous Guy
Curse Cut Short
Race Lift
Say My Name
Chase Scene
Black Comedy
Eureka Moment
Bring My Brown Pants
Real Life
Adaptational Attractiveness
A Father to His Men
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Television Movie Index
Never Trust a Trailer
Super Strength
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
What the Hell, Hero?
Didn't Think This Through
The Dragon
Villain Opening Scene
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Aside Glance
Motor Mouth
Camera Abuse
Serious Business
Ungrateful Bastard
Ship Tease
MayDecember Romance
Male Frontal Nudity
Costume Porn
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Martial Arts Movie
Badass Grandpa
Jump Scare
This Is Gonna Suck
The Hero Dies
Brick Joke
Film Noir Index
Truth in Television
Married to the Job
Whole Plot Reference
Credits Gag
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Failed a Spot Check
Self-Deprecation
Big-Bad Ensemble
Nice Hat
Heroic BSoD
Foil
Alliterative Name
Protagonist Title
Deal with the Devil
The Bad Guy Wins
All There in the Script
Despair Event Horizon
FaceHeel Turn
The Film of the Book
Captain Obvious
Artistic License Geography
Author Avatar
What Happened to the Mouse?
Hidden Depths
Cruel and Unusual Death
Star-Crossed Lovers
The '60s
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Redemption Equals Death
Villain with Good Publicity
The Musical
Spell My Name with an "S"
Thriller
Central Theme
The Stoner
Fan Disservice
Anachronic Order
Earn Your Happy Ending
Manipulative Bastard
Evil Sounds Deep
Big Damn Heroes
Intrepid Reporter
Drives Like Crazy
Cowboy Cop
A Minor Kidroduction
Soundtrack Dissonance
Spiteful Spit
Freudian Excuse
Fake Shemp
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Smug Snake
Insane Troll Logic
Flashback
Psycho for Hire
In the Back
Retcon
Film Series
The Chessmaster
Those Wacky Nazis
Dissonant Serenity
Action Genre
Fatal Family Photo
Hypocritical Humor
Death by Adaptation
Big Applesauce
Sinister Minister
Novelization
The Mafia
She's Got Legs
Rasputinian Death
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Big Eater
Damsel in Distress
The Starscream
Smoking Is Cool
Works Set in World War II
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
NO INDOOR VOICE
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Retired Badass
Silence Is Golden
Public Domain Feature Films
Composite Character
Calling the Old Man Out
Spanner in the Works
I Did What I Had to Do
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Rule of Symbolism
Vitriolic Best Buds
As You Know
Last-Name Basis
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Homage
Adult Fear
Monumental Damage
Undying Loyalty
Alas, Poor Villain
Stock Footage
Pimped-Out Dress
Black Best Friend
Kids Are Cruel
The Dog Bites Back
Evil Plan
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Vomit Discretion Shot
Evil Brit
Insult Backfire
Non-Indicative Name
Gilligan Cut
Determinator
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An Aesop
Australian Movies
Badass Longcoat
Christmas Movies Index
Those Two Bad Guys
World of Ham
Stalker with a Crush
Badass Boast
Broken Aesop
No OSHA Compliance
Advertised Extra
Artistic License Gun Safety
Index of Film Westerns
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Red Oni, Blue Oni
Deus ex Machina
Shipper on Deck
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Eldritch Abomination
The Vamp
Knight Templar
Crapsack World
Blood from the Mouth
Revenge
An Axe to Grind
Drugs Are Bad
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Totally Radical
Red Herring
Took a Level in Jerkass
Karmic Death
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Stuff Blowing Up
An Arm and a Leg
Cool Old Lady
Black Dude Dies First
Humans Are Bastards
Tagline
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Henpecked Husband
Tempting Fate
The Smart Guy
Dwindling Party
Bury Your Gays
Shirtless Scene
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Badass in a Nice Suit
Face Death with Dignity
Batman Gambit
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
From Bad to Worse
Canadian Movies
Adaptational Heroism
Properly Paranoid
Moment Killer
Extreme Doormat
Darkest Hour
Curb-Stomp Battle
Chewing the Scenery
Cassandra Truth
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Deconstruction
The '80s
All There in the Manual
The Quiet One
From Nobody to Nightmare
Informed Ability
Heel Realization
Only One Name
Pet the Dog
Take That!
Not So Stoic
Action Survivor
It's All About Me
Accidental Misnaming
Improbable Aiming Skills
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Improbable Weapon User
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Broken Pedestal
French Films
Cool Guns
The Dreaded
Dogged Nice Guy
Jerkass Has a Point
Psychopathic Manchild
Dramatic Irony
Obfuscating Stupidity
Fanservice Extra
Honor Before Reason