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She's Got Legs
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As Long as It Sounds Foreign
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Evil Plan
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Does This Remind You of Anything?
Humans Are Bastards
Darkest Hour
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Put on a Bus
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Room Full of Crazy
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Jerkass Has a Point
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Beta Couple
Black Comedy Rape
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Christmas Movies Index
Sequel Hook
"Awesome McCool" Name
Big Damn Heroes
Age Lift
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Reality Has No Subtitles
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Only Known by Their Nickname
The Un-Favourite
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Heroes Want Redheads
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Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Interrupted Suicide
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Stalker with a Crush
Villain Opening Scene
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What You Are in the Dark
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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Bullying a Dragon
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You Killed My Father
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Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
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He Knows Too Much
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Big Bad
Only Sane Man
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Evil Is Petty
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It Will Never Catch On
For Want of a Nail
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Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Sadistic Choice
Big Brother Instinct
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Take That!
Drowning My Sorrows
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Your Cheating Heart
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Woman Scorned
Chekhov's Skill
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No Ending
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You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
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Retcon
The Reveal
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Horror Comedy
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Badass in a Nice Suit
Mooks
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Alliterative Name
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La Résistance
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Death by Sex
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Better to Die than Be Killed
MayDecember Romance
The Faceless
Rousing Speech
Last-Name Basis
The Great Depression
The Smart Guy
Here We Go Again!
Be Careful What You Wish For
From Bad to Worse
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Comically Missing the Point
Asshole Victim
Sci-Fi Horror
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Deus ex Machina
Obfuscating Stupidity
Camera Abuse
Determinator
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Canadian Movies
Bi the Way
Not Using the "Z" Word
Abusive Parents
Ambiguous Disorder
And Starring
Amoral Attorney
Toplessness from the Back
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Stock Footage
Oh, Crap!
'80s Hair
The Bad Guy Wins
The Hero
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
The Atoner
Sanity Slippage
Nothing Is Scarier
Undying Loyalty
Evil Is Hammy
Mind Screw
Dying Moment of Awesome
I Have Your Wife
Red Herring
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Mugging the Monster
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Lampshade Hanging
Gainax Ending
Anachronism Stew
Let's Get Dangerous!
Cool Guns
Villain Ball
The '80s
Film Noir Index
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Beard of Evil
Blatant Lies
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
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Offscreen Teleportation
The Oner
Parental Substitute
Book-Ends
Never Trust a Trailer
Knife Nut
Determinator
Exact Words
Redshirt Army
Fourth Date Marriage
Noodle Incident
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
What Happened to the Mouse?
Everyone Has Standards
Ominous Latin Chanting
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Public Domain Feature Films
Scenery Gorn
Bolivian Army Ending
Revenge
Early-Bird Cameo
Dirty Coward
The End... Or Is It?
Artistic License Law
This Is Gonna Suck
Title Drop
20 Minutes into the Future
Serious Business
Half the Man He Used to Be
Market-Based Title
Crapsack World
Call-Back
Kill It with Fire
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RiffTrax
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Random Events Plot
Insistent Terminology
Bittersweet Ending
Adults Are Useless
Rule of Three
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
The Lancer
Star-Crossed Lovers
Leitmotif
Black Dude Dies First
Tranquil Fury
Death Glare
Anyone Can Die
Playing Gertrude
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Improbable Infant Survival
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Empathic Environment
The Voiceless
Adaptation Expansion
Outrun the Fireball
Up to Eleven
Anti-Villain
Music Stories
French Films
Homage
Hidden Depths
Sexy Discretion Shot
Taking You with Me
Real Life
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Affectionate Parody
Bald of Evil
Those Two Guys
Creative Closing Credits
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
The Musical
Red Right Hand
Red Shirt
Does Not Like Shoes
No OSHA Compliance
Black and Gray Morality
Hair-Trigger Temper
Break the Haughty
Kill 'em All
I Did What I Had to Do
The Quiet One
Beware the Nice Ones
The X of Y
Fantastic Racism
Manipulative Bastard
Dogged Nice Guy
Papa Wolf
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Took a Level in Jerkass
Action Girl
Evil-Detecting Dog
My God, What Have I Done?
Adaptation Dye-Job
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Spared by the Adaptation
The Remake
Fan Disservice
Dual Wielding
Cat Scare
Made of Iron
Implacable Man
Award-Bait Song
Gold Digger
Death of a Child
Artistic License Geography
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Country Matters
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Retired Badass
Mama Bear
And I Must Scream
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NO INDOOR VOICE
Frame-Up
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Rich Bitch
Four-Temperament Ensemble
A Minor Kidroduction
Action Genre
Man on Fire
Trailers Always Spoil
The Load
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Decoy Protagonist
A God Am I
Only in It for the Money
Author Appeal
Evil Counterpart
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Psychological Thriller
Alpha Bitch
Really Gets Around
Dumb Blonde
True Companions
Laser-Guided Karma
Jerkass
MacGuffin
Romantic False Lead
Tagline
Chekhov's Gunman
Hero of Another Story
Happily Married
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Flashback
Badass Grandpa
Eyepatch of Power
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Accidental Murder
Motor Mouth
Evil Sounds Deep
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Police are Useless
Darker and Edgier
Martial Arts Movie
Narrator
Villainous Breakdown
Casting Gag
Love at First Sight
Karmic Death
From Nobody to Nightmare
Shown Their Work
Five-Man Band
Historical-Domain Character
Big Bad Duumvirate
Product Placement
Wretched Hive
Villain Protagonist
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Bloodless Carnage
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Improvised Weapon
Australian Movies
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Not So Above It All
All for Nothing
Killed Mid-Sentence
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Big Fancy House
Military and Warfare Films
Hollywood Law
Disproportionate Retribution
Celebrity Paradox
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
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Attempted Rape
Bar Brawl
Zombie Stories
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Superhero
Break the Cutie
You Have Failed Me
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Demonic Possession
Hero Antagonist
Fat Bastard
The Brute
Ms. Fanservice
Drugs Are Bad
Cool Shades
Bad Boss
Idiot Ball
Adaptational Villainy
And the Adventure Continues
Light Is Not Good
Hoist by His Own Petard
Brutal Honesty
Worthy Opponent
Corpsing
Lock and Load Montage
Woman in White
Not What It Looks Like
Novelization
World of Ham
Friend to All Children
Self-Deprecation
Due to the Dead
Television Movie Index
The Alleged Car
Mighty Whitey
Femme Fatale
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Downer Ending
Took a Level in Badass
Chewing the Scenery
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Adaptation Name Change
Death Seeker
Bloody Hilarious
Pretty Little Headshots
Famous Last Words
Chekhov's Gun
Animal Motifs
Gorn
How We Got Here
Scary Black Man
Romantic Comedy
Depraved Bisexual
Too Dumb to Live
All Just a Dream
The '90s
Epic Movie
Spiritual Successor
She Cleans Up Nicely
Improbable Aiming Skills
Love Triangle
Evil Laugh
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Armor-Piercing Question
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Animal Title Index
Reasonable Authority Figure
Meet Cute
Hate Sink
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Almost Kiss
Works Set in World War II
Running Gag
B-Movie
Animated Credits Opening
Dark Action Girl
Bad "Bad Acting"
Informed Ability
Funny Background Event
Heroic BSoD
timeperiod
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Enemy Mine
Costume Porn
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Badass Longcoat
Hell Is That Noise
Heel Realization
Boom, Headshot!
Instant Death Bullet
Adaptation Distillation
Together in Death
Grey and Gray Morality
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Evil vs. Evil
Would Hurt a Child
Taking the Bullet
As Himself
Slashed Throat
Heroic Sacrifice
Bury Your Gays
Malevolent Masked Men
The '60s
Blood from the Mouth
The Lost Lenore
Dropped a Bridge on Him
The Chessmaster
Card-Carrying Villain
Bland-Name Product
Have a Gay Old Time
Good Is Not Nice
Central Theme
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Auto Erotica
Important Haircut
All Men Are Perverts
Deal with the Devil
Dark and Troubled Past
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Whole Plot Reference
Artistic License Biology
The Vamp
As You Know
Irony
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Show Within a Show
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Police Brutality
Broken Pedestal
Gender Flip
HeelFace Turn
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Serial Killer
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Silent Movie
Jitter Cam
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
The Casanova
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Curb-Stomp Battle
Pretty in Mink
Moment Killer
Destination Defenestration
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
The Dog Bites Back
Scenery Porn
Slasher Movie
Overprotective Dad
Cool Car
Eye Scream
Fate Worse than Death
Male Gaze
Camp Gay
Defiant to the End
Accidental Misnaming
Blackmail
Obviously Evil
Take a Third Option
Lighter and Softer
The Un-Reveal
Extreme Doormat
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Tap on the Head
One Steve Limit
Foil
Tempting Fate
Fake Shemp
What the Hell, Hero?
Broken Aesop
Adaptational Attractiveness
Shipper on Deck
Black Comedy
Car Fu
Ghost Fiction
Science Fiction Films
Arranged Marriage
Butt-Monkey
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Vacation Films
Ambiguously Gay
Smoking Is Cool
Index of Film Westerns
Body Horror
Big "NO!"
Rated M for Manly
Off with His Head!
Mexican Standoff
Horror Films
Catch-Phrase
Artistic License Physics
Funny Foreigner
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Parental Abandonment
Intrepid Reporter
Adorkable
Meaningful Name
Ascended Extra
Bare Your Midriff
Covers Always Lie
Bavarian Fire Drill
Alas, Poor Villain
Small Name, Big Ego
Fatal Flaw
Fish out of Water
Only a Flesh Wound
Sassy Black Woman
Major Injury Underreaction
The Stoic
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Groin Attack
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Same Language Dub
Anguished Declaration of Love
Punny Name
Combat Pragmatist
Made of Explodium
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Posthumous Character
Arch-Enemy
Large Ham
My Beloved Smother
Only One Name
Eureka Moment
Freudian Excuse
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Actually Pretty Funny
Establishing Character Moment
Big-Bad Ensemble
Morality Pet
Black Best Friend
Time Skip
Super Strength
Cold-Blooded Torture
Properly Paranoid
Ironic Echo
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Rape as Drama
Not So Different
Naked People Are Funny