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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
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Cloudcuckoolander
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No Name Given
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot
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It Can Think
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Rule of Symbolism
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Let's Get Dangerous!
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Not Quite Dead
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Would Hurt a Child
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As Himself
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He Who Fights Monsters
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Obviously Evil
Thriller
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
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Truth in Television
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Determinator
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aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
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Pretty in Mink
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Every Car Is a Pinto
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Once More, with Clarity!
Overly Long Gag
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Historical-Domain Character
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The Starscream
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
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Bilingual Bonus
Foil
Butt-Monkey
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Straight Gay
Evil Is Hammy
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
It's All About Me
Early-Bird Cameo
Taking You with Me
Cool Car
Superhero
Reckless Gun Usage
Beta Couple
Adapted Out
All There in the Script
Took a Level in Jerkass
Alpha Bitch
Room Full of Crazy
Even Evil Has Standards
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
She's Got Legs
Guile Hero
Double-Meaning Title
Gratuitous English
Dirty Old Man
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
The Musical
Pragmatic Adaptation
Dark Is Not Evil
"Shaggy Dog" Story
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For Want of a Nail
Mugging the Monster
Leitmotif
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Dumb Blonde
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Works Set in World War II
Precision F-Strike
Interrupted Suicide
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Not So Above It All
Babies Ever After
Match Cut
Deus ex Machina
Historical Villain Upgrade
Death by Adaptation
Maybe Ever After
Retirony
HeelFace Turn
Earn Your Happy Ending
Cool Old Guy
Actually Pretty Funny
Only Sane Man
Gilligan Cut
Action Prologue
Christmas Movies Index
The Hero
From Nobody to Nightmare
Tranquil Fury
Casting Gag
Dressing as the Enemy
Suddenly SHOUTING!
An Aesop
Alas, Poor Villain
Take That!
Composite Character
Artistic License Physics
Video Credits
Cool Shades
Attempted Rape
Manly Tears
Gorn
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Gender Flip
Police are Useless
Say My Name
Dies Wide Open
Creative Closing Credits
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Betty and Veronica
Not So Stoic
Department of Redundancy Department
Russian Films
Beware the Nice Ones
Revenge
Camera Abuse
Age Lift
Married to the Job
Meet Cute
Catapult Nightmare
Handicapped Badass
She Cleans Up Nicely
The Load
Non-Indicative Name
Defiant to the End
As You Know
Older Than They Look
Novelization
Early Installment Weirdness
Darker and Edgier
Rule of Three
Reality Has No Subtitles
Antagonist Title
Index of Film Westerns
The Cavalry
Those Two Guys
Here We Go Again!
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
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Action Survivor
Back from the Dead
Despair Event Horizon
Car Fu
Captain Obvious
Grey and Gray Morality
Hollywood Law
Heterosexual Life-Partners
British Films
Intergenerational Friendship
Blood from the Mouth
Woman in White
Bloodier and Gorier
Never My Fault
Put on a Bus
Manipulative Bastard
Pragmatic Villainy
Shout-Out
Eiffel Tower Effect
Evil Laugh
Jitter Cam
Broken Bird
Fingore
This Is Gonna Suck
Sacrificial Lion
Sir Swears-a-Lot
An Arm and a Leg
Be Careful What You Wish For
My Greatest Failure
Evil Counterpart
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Fanservice
The Mole
Gold Digger
Adult Fear
Parental Incest
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Heroic Sacrifice
Those Wacky Nazis
The Casanova
Scenery Porn
Trailers Always Spoil
What the Hell, Hero?
Fantastic Racism
Genre Shift
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Together in Death
Country Matters
War Is Hell
Malevolent Masked Men
Animal Title Index
Evil Is Petty
What You Are in the Dark
And Starring
Parental Abandonment
Redemption Equals Death
French Films
Accidental Murder
The Hero Dies
The Remake
Cat Scare
Drugs Are Bad
Plucky Comic Relief
Stalker with a Crush
Unreliable Narrator
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Faking the Dead
The Voiceless
Italian Films
Face Death with Dignity
Armor-Piercing Question
Noodle Incident
I Need a Freaking Drink
Canadian Movies
Riddle for the Ages
Affectionate Parody
Arranged Marriage
Really Gets Around
Spared by the Adaptation
Badass Longcoat
Dying Moment of Awesome
It Will Never Catch On
Those Two Bad Guys
The Stinger
Death by Sex
Serious Business
The Un-Reveal
Stuff Blowing Up
Auto Erotica
Storming the Castle
Posthumous Character
Neck Lift
Toplessness from the Back
Pet the Dog
Vampire Fiction
Bound and Gagged
The Place
Berserk Button
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Cowboy Cop
Death by Irony
Bury Your Gays
Evil Brit
Ripped from the Headlines
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
In Medias Res
Hoist by His Own Petard
Deconstruction
Artistic License Law
Facial Horror
Mind Screw
Sports Stories
A Father to His Men
Implacable Man
Exact Words
Biopic
Hypocrite
Slashed Throat
Bolivian Army Ending
N-Word Privileges
Dramatic Gun Cock
Rasputinian Death
Covers Always Lie
Evil Sounds Deep
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Horror Comedy
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Adults Are Useless
Dwindling Party
Animated Credits Opening
Black Comedy Rape
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Sexy Discretion Shot
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Bait-and-Switch
Sole Survivor
Australian Movies
The Alleged Car
Cluster F-Bomb
Fan Disservice
Boom, Headshot!
Epic Movie
Chekhov's Skill
Off with His Head!
The Bad Guy Wins
Romantic Comedy
The X of Y
Pay Evil unto Evil
Idiot Ball
Spiteful Spit
Hidden Depths
Curse Cut Short
Extremely Short Timespan
Bad Boss
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RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Meaningful Echo
Your Cheating Heart
A Date with Rosie Palms
Call-Forward
Properly Paranoid
Fiery Redhead
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Karma Houdini
Mythology Gag
True Companions
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Bald of Evil
Film Series
Heroes Want Redheads
Rewatch Bonus
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Self-Deprecation
From Bad to Worse
Anti-Hero
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Hypocritical Humor
The Lancer
Award-Bait Song
Funny Background Event
Scare Chord
Fantasy Films
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Black Dude Dies First
Tap on the Head
Historical In-Joke
Adaptational Badass
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The Oner
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Line-of-Sight Name
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Better to Die than Be Killed
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After the End
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Only Known by Their Nickname
Stepford Smiler
Villain Ball
Final Girl
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Dirty Coward
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Darkest Hour
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Product Placement
Distracted by the Sexy
Big "NO!"
Villain Opening Scene
Epic Fail
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Shipper on Deck
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Fat Bastard
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Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Coming-of-Age Story
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Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
The Smurfette Principle
Black and Gray Morality
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Leave the Camera Running
Mama Bear
Pimped-Out Dress
Ship Tease
Broken Aesop
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Our Vampires Are Different
Reality Ensues
Intrepid Reporter
Rich Bitch
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Not So Different
Bare Your Midriff
Lampshade Hanging
Psycho for Hire
Hollywood Darkness
Bond One-Liner
Hell Is That Noise
The Brute
The Dog Bites Back
Eldritch Abomination
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Mood Whiplash
Have a Gay Old Time
Adaptation Distillation
Undying Loyalty
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Word of God
Smoking Is Cool
Visual Pun
Adaptational Villainy
Grievous Bottley Harm
Running Gag
Affably Evil
Ironic Echo
Meaningful Name
Five-Man Band
Naïve Newcomer
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Break the Haughty
The End... Or Is It?
It's Personal
Bi the Way
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Vitriolic Best Buds
More Dakka
Mexican Standoff
Chiaroscuro
Bloodless Carnage
The '60s
Retcon
Real Life Writes the Plot
Up to Eleven
Male Frontal Nudity
Disney Death
Meaningful Background Event
Only a Flesh Wound
Dogged Nice Guy
Foregone Conclusion
The Chessmaster
Scenery Gorn
Hope Spot
Evil vs. Evil
Smug Snake
Kill It with Fire
Major Injury Underreaction
Ungrateful Bastard
Wham Shot
Annoying Younger Sibling
Artistic License Biology
Lighter and Softer
Pyrrhic Victory
Good Is Not Nice
Never Trust a Trailer
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Big Damn Heroes
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Daylight Horror
Bond Villain Stupidity
The Bully
Paper-Thin Disguise
No-Sell
Hong Kong Films
The Dreaded
Anguished Declaration of Love
Redshirt Army
Bottomless Magazines
Guns Akimbo
Naked People Are Funny
The '70s
Star-Crossed Lovers
Parental Neglect
Shown Their Work
Made of Iron
My Beloved Smother
Slasher Smile
Evil-Detecting Dog
Did Not Get the Girl
Adaptation Expansion
Apocalypse How
Flipping the Bird
Improbable Aiming Skills
Not What It Looks Like
Genre Savvy
Curb-Stomp Battle
Moment Killer
Obfuscating Stupidity
Mr. Exposition
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Laser-Guided Karma
How We Got Here
Token Minority
Crazy-Prepared
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Man on Fire
You Killed My Father
For the Evulz
Twist Ending
Faux Affably Evil
Advertised Extra
NO INDOOR VOICE
Reasonable Authority Figure
Re-Cut
Cruel and Unusual Death
Informed Ability
Neck Snap
Drowning My Sorrows
Recycled IN SPACE!
Title Drop
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Jerkass
Nice Hat
Psychological Thriller
World of Ham
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Race Lift
Big Brother Instinct
Accidental Misnaming
Overprotective Dad
German Films
Ascended Extra
Karmic Death
Alliterative Name
My God, What Have I Done?
The Power of Love
Rule of Cool
Deliberately Monochrome
Red Shirt
Blatant Lies
Jerk Jock
Happily Married
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Missing Mom
Asshole Victim
Fish out of Water
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Real Life
Half the Man He Used to Be
Ass Shove
Artistic License Military
Awesome, but Impractical
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Sadistic Choice
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Our Zombies Are Different
Comically Missing the Point
Logo Joke
Offscreen Teleportation
Chekhov's Gun
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
No Ending
Politically Incorrect Villain
Death Glare
Fun with Acronyms
Death Seeker
Documentary
Defrosting Ice Queen
Driven to Suicide
Demoted to Extra
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Wrong Genre Savvy
Punny Name
The '80s
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Spiritual Successor
Outrun the Fireball
Bar Brawl
Manchild
Break the Cutie
No Antagonist
Dull Surprise
Famous Last Words
Disproportionate Retribution
Beard of Evil
One Steve Limit
Card-Carrying Villain
Gone Horribly Right
Spell My Name with an "S"
Bad "Bad Acting"
Vacation Films
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"Awesome McCool" Name
Hero of Another Story
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Action Girl
Psychopathic Manchild
Continuity Nod
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Deal with the Devil
Kick the Dog
Double Entendre
Dirty Cop
Celebrity Paradox
Agony of the Feet
Body Horror
Rule of Funny
Skewed Priorities
Evil Plan
Japanese Films
Anti-Villain
Made of Explodium
I Have Your Wife
Batman Gambit
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Author Avatar
Bowdlerise
Kill 'em All
Retired Badass
Groin Attack
Large Ham
Anachronism Stew
B-Movie
Sequel Hook
Hate Sink
Jerkass Has a Point
Papa Wolf
FaceHeel Turn
The Alcoholic
Mercy Kill
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Disney Villain Death
Closed Circle
Serial Killer
Big Bad Duumvirate
Tempting Fate
Make It Look Like an Accident
Nice Guy
The Big Guy
Mr. Fanservice
Arch-Enemy
Film Noir
Killed Mid-Sentence
Canon Foreigner
Villain Protagonist
Training Montage
Diabolus ex Machina
Badass Bookworm
Mistaken for Gay
The Vamp
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Badass in a Nice Suit
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Sassy Black Woman
Actor Allusion
Artistic License Gun Safety
Plot Hole
I'm a Humanitarian
Rape as Drama
Downer Ending
Contrived Coincidence
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Unusual Euphemism
Credits Gag
Big Applesauce
Mystery and Detective Films
Didn't Think This Through
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Male Gaze
Big Bad
Black Best Friend
Sci-Fi Horror
Big Eater
Cain and Abel
Mundane Made Awesome
Refuge in Audacity
Stock Footage
Easily Forgiven
Fatal Family Photo
Cold-Blooded Torture
Motor Mouth
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Does Not Like Shoes
Yandere
Gory Discretion Shot
Empathic Environment
Zombie Stories
One-Word Title
Air-Vent Passageway
Dark Reprise
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Red Herring
Bittersweet Ending
Disappeared Dad
Almost Kiss
Insane Troll Logic
Ms. Fanservice
All for Nothing
Music Stories
A Minor Kidroduction
The Stoner
Reality Is Unrealistic
Adaptational Heroism
Demonic Possession
Chewing the Scenery
Badass Normal
Author Appeal
Brutal Honesty
Mighty Whitey
The '50s
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Honor Before Reason
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Worthy Opponent
Spanner in the Works
'80s Hair
Ambiguously Gay
The Ace
BFG
Children Are Innocent
Race Against the Clock
Dissonant Serenity
Due to the Dead
Stealth Hi/Bye
Market-Based Title
Arc Words
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Eureka Moment
Sinister Minister
Frame-Up
Deadpan Snarker
Mad Scientist
Corpsing
Homage
Last-Name Basis
Decoy Protagonist
Fake Shemp
Humiliation Conga
Abusive Parents
Taking the Bullet
Artistic License History
Chekhov's Gunman
Insult Backfire
Captain Ersatz
Catch-Phrase
Love Triangle
Flashback
Central Theme
Creepy Child
Henpecked Husband
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Oh, Crap!
Enemy Mine
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Based on a True Story
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Big Fancy House
Gainax Ending
Loads and Loads of Characters
Punch-Clock Villain
In the Back
Bullying a Dragon
I Did What I Had to Do
Parental Substitute
The Chick
The Reveal
He Knows Too Much
Adaptation Name Change
Knight Templar
Cool Old Lady
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Costume Porn
Martial Arts Movie
Green-Eyed Monster
All Just a Dream
Soft Glass
Developing Doomed Characters
Everyone Has Standards
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Dutch Angle
Depraved Bisexual
The Ghost
Crapsack World
What Happened to the Mouse?
Dramatic Irony
The Mafia
Camp Gay
Disguised in Drag
Blood Knight
20 Minutes into the Future
Tagline
Slasher Movie
Monumental Damage
Hero Antagonist
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Anyone Can Die
The Great Depression
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Poor Communication Kills
Sanity Slippage
Domestic Abuse
Shirtless Scene
A God Am I
Science Fiction Films
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Heel Realization
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Important Haircut
Immune to Bullets
Daddy's Girl
Blackmail
Silent Movie
And I Must Scream
Big-Bad Ensemble
Eyepatch of Power
Light Is Not Good
Eagleland
Left the Background Music On
La Résistance
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Brainless Beauty
Vomit Discretion Shot
Bloody Hilarious
Black Comedy
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Femme Fatale
Funny Foreigner
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Adaptational Attractiveness
Military and Warfare Films
Villain with Good Publicity
Heroic BSoD
Would Hit a Girl
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Sealed Evil in a Can
Damsel in Distress
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Amusing Injuries
Book-Ends
No OSHA Compliance
Badass Grandpa
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Bland-Name Product
Fate Worse than Death
The Lost Lenore
You Have Failed Me
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