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You Have Failed Me
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
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Only in It for the Money
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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Plot Hole
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Black Dude Dies First
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Retirony
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Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
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Evil-Detecting Dog
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Diabolus ex Machina
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Early Installment Weirdness
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Evil Counterpart
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Immune to Bullets
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Real Life
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Historical-Domain Character
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Sealed Evil in a Can
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Punny Name
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20 Minutes into the Future
Disproportionate Retribution
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Fish out of Water
Small Name, Big Ego
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From Bad to Worse
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
The Dog Bites Back
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Disney Villain Death
Laughing Mad
Age Lift
Covers Always Lie
What Happened to the Mouse?
Action Girl
All Just a Dream
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Historical Hero Upgrade
How We Got Here
Face Death with Dignity
Reckless Gun Usage
Friend to All Children
Heroic Sacrifice
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Dwindling Party
Defrosting Ice Queen
Too Dumb to Live
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Death Seeker
Yandere
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
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Kill 'em All
Villain Opening Scene
Disney Death
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Silent Movie
Be Careful What You Wish For
One-Word Title
Animal Motifs
Easily Forgiven
Evil Laugh
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Ripped from the Headlines
He Knows Too Much
Catch-Phrase
Romantic Comedy
Dropped a Bridge on Him
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Neck Snap
Body Horror
Crazy-Prepared
The Voiceless
Take a Third Option
Translation Convention
Due to the Dead
Amusing Injuries
Pyrrhic Victory
Missing Mom
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Call-Back
The Load
Self-Deprecation
German Films
Playing Gertrude
Cool Shades
No Ending
My God, What Have I Done?
Precision F-Strike
Scary Black Man
Badass Boast
Dramatic Gun Cock
Foregone Conclusion
Closed Circle
Take That!
Air-Vent Passageway
I Have Your Wife
Soundtrack Dissonance
Ungrateful Bastard
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
A God Am I
Together in Death
Morality Pet
Grievous Bottley Harm
Conspicuous CG
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Department of Redundancy Department
Tranquil Fury
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Break the Cutie
Cat Fight
Horror Films
Lampshade Hanging
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Redshirt Army
Black Best Friend
Retcon
He Who Fights Monsters
Psycho for Hire
Brainless Beauty
Evil Plan
Mighty Whitey
Would Hurt a Child
Film Noir Index
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Awesome, but Impractical
Curse Cut Short
Award-Bait Song
Soft Glass
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Bar Brawl
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
My Beloved Smother
Death of a Child
Funny Foreigner
The Brute
Did Not Get the Girl
Fatal Flaw
Disappeared Dad
Instant Death Bullet
Karmic Death
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
As the Good Book Says...
Card-Carrying Villain
Chase Scene
The Place
Slasher Movie
Guile Hero
Famous Last Words
Poor Communication Kills
Fun with Acronyms
Sassy Black Woman
Novelization
Everyone Has Standards
No Antagonist
Adaptation Distillation
Bi the Way
All There in the Script
Alpha Bitch
Sadistic Choice
Insane Troll Logic
Black and Gray Morality
Unreliable Narrator
Death by Irony
Asshole Victim
Vitriolic Best Buds
Attempted Rape
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Older Than They Look
Rule of Symbolism
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Up to Eleven
Man on Fire
Informed Ability
The Mafia
Drowning My Sorrows
Femme Fatale
Dirty Coward
The Ace
The Musical
Fate Worse than Death
Fiery Redhead
Stepford Smiler
Offscreen Teleportation
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Accidental Misnaming
Bond Villain Stupidity
Stuff Blowing Up
Bowdlerise
Coming-of-Age Story
Darkest Hour
Five-Man Band
Arch-Enemy
Cool Old Lady
All for Nothing
Naked People Are Funny
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
She Cleans Up Nicely
MacGuffin
Chekhov's Gunman
Serial Killer
Setting Update
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Line-of-Sight Name
Big "NO!"
War Is Hell
Psychological Thriller
Meaningful Echo
Shipper on Deck
Animated Credits Opening
Gratuitous English
The Cameo
Stealth Hi/Bye
Dies Wide Open
Christmas Movies Index
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Redemption Equals Death
Pay Evil unto Evil
Bland-Name Product
In the Back
Dressing as the Enemy
Mugging the Monster
Never Trust a Trailer
Curb-Stomp Battle
Mercy Kill
Contrived Coincidence
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Batman Gambit
Eagleland
Action Prologue
You Killed My Father
Chekhov's Gun
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Accidental Murder
Biopic
Obfuscating Stupidity
Room Full of Crazy
Captain Obvious
Not So Stoic
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Let's Get Dangerous!
Motor Mouth
Beta Couple
A Date with Rosie Palms
Race Lift
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
The Bad Guy Wins
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
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Gold Digger
Crazy Jealous Guy
Pretty Little Headshots
It Will Never Catch On
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Paper-Thin Disguise
An Arm and a Leg
Driven to Suicide
Serious Business
Tempting Fate
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Fire-Forged Friends
Adaptational Heroism
Psychopathic Manchild
Groin Attack
Action Survivor
Race Against the Clock
Chekhov's Skill
Mood Whiplash
Nothing Is Scarier
Anti-Hero
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Film Noir
Historical Villain Upgrade
What You Are in the Dark
Drugs Are Bad
Hollywood Darkness
Almost Kiss
Camp Gay
BrotherSister Incest
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Failed a Spot Check
Villain Protagonist
Earn Your Happy Ending
The Stoic
A Father to His Men
Hypocrite
Lighter and Softer
La Résistance
Dirty Old Man
Product Placement
Camera Abuse
Once More, with Clarity!
Taking the Bullet
Scare Chord
Irony
Silence Is Golden
Would Hit a Girl
Oh, Crap!
Daylight Horror
Big-Bad Ensemble
Knight Templar
Really Gets Around
Fingore
Shout-Out
Eureka Moment
French Films
Black Comedy
Every Car Is a Pinto
Dissonant Serenity
Dirty Cop
Heroes Want Redheads
Dark and Troubled Past
The Chessmaster
Refuge in Audacity
This Is Gonna Suck
The Stinger
Anachronic Order
Dark Action Girl
Anyone Can Die
I Did What I Had to Do
Death by Sex
Smoking Is Cool
Brutal Honesty
Those Two Bad Guys
And Starring
Depraved Bisexual
Properly Paranoid
Those Wacky Nazis
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
The Reveal
Heroic BSoD
Red Shirt
Casting Gag
The Smart Guy
Mundane Made Awesome
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Cool Old Guy
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Bloodless Carnage
Recycled IN SPACE!
Fantasy Films
Spell My Name with an "S"
Only Sane Man
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Get Out!
Gorn
Death Glare
Overly Long Gag
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Intergenerational Friendship
No OSHA Compliance
Zombie Stories
Sanity Slippage
Eiffel Tower Effect
Double Entendre
Worthy Opponent
Storming the Castle
Mad Scientist
An Axe to Grind
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RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Naïve Newcomer
Affectionate Parody
Death by Adaptation
Distracted by the Sexy
Overprotective Dad
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Dramatic Irony
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Dark Reprise
Mistaken for Gay
Killed Mid-Sentence
Final Girl
Star-Crossed Lovers
Jerkass
Faking the Dead
Adaptation Expansion
Only One Name
Pragmatic Adaptation
Hoist by His Own Petard
B-Movie
Deliberately Monochrome
As You Know
The Hero
Ambiguous Ending
Extremely Short Timespan
Fantastic Racism
Extreme Doormat
Left the Background Music On
Bottomless Magazines
Armor-Piercing Question
Loads and Loads of Characters
Jerkass Has a Point
Villain Ball
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Funny Background Event
Affably Evil
Auto Erotica
Deus ex Machina
Deconstruction
Determinator
Despair Event Horizon
Cluster F-Bomb
Interrupted Suicide
Ax-Crazy
Cassandra Truth
Parental Neglect
Hidden Depths
Insult Backfire
The Chick
Brick Joke
Fourth Date Marriage
Manipulative Bastard
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Gilligan Cut
Dying Moment of Awesome
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Put on a Bus
Butt-Monkey
Domestic Abuse
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Jerk Jock
She's Got Legs
Bullying a Dragon
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Red Right Hand
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Adaptational Villainy
The Dreaded
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Expository Hairstyle Change
Author Appeal
Index of Film Westerns
Epic Fail
Slasher Smile
Hell Is That Noise
Police Brutality
Wham Shot
Double-Meaning Title
Scenery Porn
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Defiant to the End
The '90s
'80s Hair
Rated M for Manly
Decoy Protagonist
Never My Fault
"Awesome McCool" Name
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Here We Go Again!
Fatal Family Photo
As Himself
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Foil
Daddy's Girl
Your Cheating Heart
Whole Plot Reference
Malevolent Masked Men
One-Man Army
Genre Shift
Badass Grandpa
Annoying Younger Sibling
Kids Are Cruel
Obviously Evil
Agony of the Feet
Those Two Guys
Romantic False Lead
For the Evulz
Badass Normal
Chiaroscuro
Off with His Head!
The Mole
Papa Wolf
Rule of Three
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
It's Personal
The '80s
Creator Cameo
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Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Alas, Poor Villain
Car Fu
The Faceless
Kubrick Stare
N-Word Privileges
Reasonable Authority Figure
Jump Scare
Guns Akimbo
Bound and Gagged
Implacable Man
Artistic License Law
Rewatch Bonus
I Need a Freaking Drink
Calling the Old Man Out
Sequel Escalation
Love at First Sight
Outrun the Fireball
Riddle for the Ages
MayDecember Romance
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Reality Has No Subtitles
Bring My Brown Pants
Didn't Think This Through
Berserk Button
Demoted to Extra
The Alcoholic
Show Within a Show
In Medias Res
Leave the Camera Running
Artistic License Geography
Bloodier and Gorier
And I Must Scream
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
The '50s
For Want of a Nail
Made of Iron
Composite Character
Leitmotif
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Artistic License Biology
Fake Shemp
No-Sell
Made of Explodium
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Evil Is Hammy
British Films
Genre Throwback
Dual Wielding
Comically Missing the Point
Not So Above It All
Martial Arts Movie
Adaptation Dye-Job
Not Quite Dead
Hope Spot
Married to the Job
Unusual Euphemism
All Men Are Perverts
Heel Realization
Market-Based Title
Bavarian Fire Drill
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Wicked Cultured
Random Events Plot
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Science Fiction Films
The Starscream
All There in the Manual
It Can Think
Cowboy Cop
Ambiguous Disorder
Not Using the "Z" Word
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Plucky Comic Relief
Improbable Aiming Skills
Laser-Guided Karma
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Large Ham
Major Injury Underreaction
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Enemy Mine
Our Zombies Are Different
Alliterative Name
Thriller
Break the Haughty
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Evil vs. Evil
Training Montage
Historical In-Joke
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Villainous Breakdown
Aside Glance
Establishing Character Moment
Shown Their Work
FaceHeel Turn
I'm a Humanitarian
Mr. Exposition
Exact Words
Villain with Good Publicity
Disguised in Drag
Adult Fear
Meaningful Background Event
Corpsing
Running Gag
Not What It Looks Like
Badass Bookworm
Abhorrent Admirer
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Insistent Terminology
One Steve Limit
Mooks
Animal Title Index
Our Vampires Are Different
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Parental Incest
Tap on the Head
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Hate Sink
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Fan Disservice
Ms. Fanservice
Vomit Discretion Shot
It's All About Me
The Lost Lenore
Sexy Discretion Shot
Bolivian Army Ending
Token Minority
Visual Pun
Advertised Extra
Ambiguously Gay
Word of God
Cruel and Unusual Death
Ascended Extra
Evil Is Petty
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
The Lancer
Pragmatic Villainy
Bilingual Bonus
Horror Comedy
Shower Scene
More Dakka
Badass Longcoat
Apocalypse How
Stalker with a Crush
The Big Guy
Wrong Genre Savvy
Greater-Scope Villain
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Sequel Hook
Adaptation Name Change
Real Life Writes the Plot
Video Credits
Rasputinian Death
Manly Tears
Woman in White
Deadpan Snarker
Babies Ever After
Facial Horror
Dutch Angle
Wham Line
Demonic Possession
Police are Useless
Spanner in the Works
The Atoner
Arranged Marriage
Broken Aesop
Love Triangle
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Spiritual Successor
Book-Ends
Call-Forward
Meaningful Name
Foreshadowing
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Undying Loyalty
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Revenge
Karma Houdini
Amoral Attorney
Never Found the Body
Country Matters
Important Haircut
Eye Scream
Eldritch Abomination
Last-Name Basis
Rich Bitch
The Quiet One
Skewed Priorities
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Grey and Gray Morality
NO INDOOR VOICE
Broken Bird
Flipping the Bird
Chewing the Scenery
Villain Song
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Japanese Films
Hollywood Law
Artistic License Military
Epic Movie
Tagline
Film Series
Trailers Always Spoil
Military and Warfare Films
Canon Foreigner
Public Domain Feature Films
Actor Allusion
Half the Man He Used to Be
Bloody Hilarious
Back from the Dead
Fanservice
Evil Sounds Deep
Politically Incorrect Villain
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
My Greatest Failure
Ironic Echo
Rousing Speech
Costume Porn
Bald of Evil
Abusive Parents
Re-Cut
Artistic License Physics
Big Damn Heroes
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Gone Horribly Right
Evil Brit
Green-Eyed Monster
The Power of Love
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Central Theme
Pet the Dog
Mind Screw
Nice Hat
Reality Ensues
Authority Equals Asskicking
Spared by the Adaptation
The Film of the Book
No Name Given
Retired Badass
Improbable Weapon User
Ass Shove
Genre Savvy
Faux Affably Evil
The Sociopath
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Make It Look Like an Accident
Broken Pedestal
Canadian Movies
Artistic License Gun Safety
And the Adventure Continues
The Vamp
Rule of Cool
The Un-Reveal
Celebrity Paradox
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
In Name Only
Gender Flip
Took a Level in Jerkass
Hero of Another Story
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
True Companions
Adorkable
Red Herring
Kick the Dog
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Blood Knight
Character Development
Hero Antagonist
Say My Name
Hong Kong Films
Frame-Up
Stealth Pun
Drives Like Crazy
Pretty in Mink
Antagonist Title
The '70s
Fanservice Extra
The '60s
Henpecked Husband
Credits Gag
Bond One-Liner
Truth in Television
What the Hell, Hero?
Humans Are Bastards
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Totally Radical
Neck Lift
Handicapped Badass
Ominous Latin Chanting
Eyepatch of Power
Took a Level in Badass
Knife Nut
Big Bad
Lock and Load Montage
Vacation Films
From Nobody to Nightmare
Superhero
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Captain Ersatz
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Protagonist Title
Adapted Out
Vampire Fiction
Big Brother Instinct
Imagine Spot
Hypocritical Humor
Big Eater
The X of Y
Dogged Nice Guy
Mr. Fanservice
Actually Pretty Funny
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Loophole Abuse
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Your Head A-Splode
Creepy Child
Anti-Villain
Dumb Blonde
Intrepid Reporter
Artistic License History
Straight Gay
Cat Scare
Ship Tease
Mexican Standoff
Mythology Gag
Betty and Veronica
Beard of Evil
Based on a True Story
Rape as Drama
Dark Is Not Evil
Twist Ending
Noodle Incident
Crapsack World
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
The Alleged Car
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Stylistic Suck
The Ghost
Freudian Excuse
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Bury Your Gays
Children Are Innocent
Good Is Not Nice
Television Movie Index
Becoming the Mask
Russian Films
Spiteful Spit
Continuity Nod
Anguished Declaration of Love
Male Gaze
The Stoner