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