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Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
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Have a Gay Old Time
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Too Dumb to Live
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Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Bury Your Gays
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Arch-Enemy
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Big-Bad Ensemble
Romantic False Lead
No Ending
Light Is Not Good
Fun with Acronyms
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Curse Cut Short
Disney Death
For the Evulz
Smug Snake
Death by Sex
Broken Bird
Parental Abandonment
Half the Man He Used to Be
The Stoic
A Date with Rosie Palms
Big Eater
Bond Villain Stupidity
My Greatest Failure
Advertised Extra
Horror Comedy
Groin Attack
Tranquil Fury
Alas, Poor Villain
No-Sell
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
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Eagleland
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Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Four-Temperament Ensemble
The End... Or Is It?
Break the Haughty
Didn't Think This Through
Intergenerational Friendship
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Deal with the Devil
Take That!
Freudian Excuse
Rule of Cool
Nice Hat
The '90s
Epic Fail
Film Noir Index
Mr. Fanservice
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Anachronism Stew
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Killed Mid-Sentence
I Need a Freaking Drink
Insult Backfire
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Narrator
Deadpan Snarker
Jitter Cam
Action Girl
Implacable Man
Adapted Out
Scary Black Man
Bolivian Army Ending
Lock and Load Montage
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
The Mafia
The Lost Lenore
One Steve Limit
Dies Wide Open
Chase Scene
Aluminum Christmas Trees
All Men Are Perverts
Dying Moment of Awesome
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
All for Nothing
Here We Go Again!
Evil Laugh
Chekhov's Skill
Empathic Environment
Insistent Terminology
As You Know
Taking the Bullet
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
HeelFace Turn
The Sociopath
Red Herring
And the Adventure Continues
Toplessness from the Back
Police Brutality
Dark Reprise
Hong Kong Films
Author Appeal
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Precision F-Strike
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Shipper on Deck
Meaningful Echo
Laughing Mad
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Actor Allusion
Be Careful What You Wish For
One-Word Title
Tap on the Head
Evil Brit
Made of Iron
Gratuitous English
Lampshade Hanging
Gender Flip
Villain with Good Publicity
Historical-Domain Character
Batman Gambit
Book-Ends
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Bait-and-Switch
Henpecked Husband
Damsel in Distress
Mr. Exposition
Blood from the Mouth
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Historical Hero Upgrade
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Obviously Evil
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Villainous Breakdown
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Dogged Nice Guy
Love at First Sight
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
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Cool Car
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
20 Minutes into the Future
The Power of Love
Self-Deprecation
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Never Trust a Trailer
Immune to Bullets
The Alleged Car
Framing Device
Defiant to the End
Ghost Fiction
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
An Arm and a Leg
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Fan Disservice
Beard of Evil
Recycled IN SPACE!
Friend to All Children
The Hero Dies
Match Cut
Dissonant Serenity
Yandere
Foregone Conclusion
Cruel and Unusual Death
Butt-Monkey
Index of Film Westerns
Tagline
As the Good Book Says...
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Happily Married
Film Noir
Babies Ever After
Improbable Weapon User
Scenery Gorn
This Is Gonna Suck
Soundtrack Dissonance
It's Personal
Not What It Looks Like
Catch-Phrase
Guile Hero
Fate Worse than Death
Darker and Edgier
Christmas Movies Index
How We Got Here
Auto Erotica
Parental Substitute
Continuity Nod
Historical Villain Upgrade
Punny Name
The Reveal
Older Than They Look
Undying Loyalty
Death by Adaptation
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Demonic Possession
Handicapped Badass
Neck Lift
Really Gets Around
Sole Survivor
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Training Montage
Rich Bitch
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Corpsing
Captain Ersatz
Deliberate Values Dissonance
What the Hell, Hero?
Crapsack World
Posthumous Character
Defrosting Ice Queen
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Last-Name Basis
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Not Using the "Z" Word
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Outrun the Fireball
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Femme Fatale
Dressing as the Enemy
Psychopathic Manchild
Line-of-Sight Name
Silence Is Golden
Beta Couple
Romantic Comedy
Manipulative Bastard
Mercy Kill
One-Man Army
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Storming the Castle
Super Strength
Madness Mantra
Villain Song
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Death of a Child
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Chewing the Scenery
Take a Third Option
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Anguished Declaration of Love
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Our Vampires Are Different
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Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
La Résistance
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Obfuscating Stupidity
The X of Y
Animal Title Index
All There in the Script
It Can Think
Hoist by His Own Petard
Downer Ending
The Bully
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Country Matters
Only Known by Their Nickname
Ambiguous Disorder
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Badass Normal
Dirty Old Man
Failed a Spot Check
Hypocritical Humor
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Anti-Hero
It's All About Me
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
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The Big Guy
Pimped-Out Dress
Jerk Jock
Overprotective Dad
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Black Comedy
More Dakka
Spiritual Successor
Humans Are Bastards
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Not So Above It All
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Cat Fight
Crucified Hero Shot
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Silent Movie
The Cameo
Bond One-Liner
Mighty Whitey
Face Death with Dignity
World of Ham
Overly Long Gag
Improvised Weapon
Disproportionate Retribution
Logo Joke
Rule of Funny
Military and Warfare Films
Canadian Movies
Moment Killer
Our Zombies Are Different
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Works Set in World War II
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Green-Eyed Monster
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You Have Failed Me
Kill It with Fire
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Up to Eleven
Anyone Can Die
Distracted by the Sexy
I'm a Humanitarian
Accidental Misnaming
Room Full of Crazy
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Sacrificial Lion
Broken Pedestal
Artistic License Gun Safety
Mood Whiplash
Rule of Symbolism
Age Lift
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Reality Ensues
Final Girl
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Brick Joke
Let's Get Dangerous!
Bavarian Fire Drill
Alliterative Name
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Early-Bird Cameo
My Beloved Smother
Setting Update
"Awesome McCool" Name
Would Hurt a Child
Creepy Child
Re-Cut
Epic Movie
Drives Like Crazy
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Bring My Brown Pants
Took a Level in Jerkass
Woman in White
Gone Horribly Right
Once More, with Clarity!
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Mundane Made Awesome
Rousing Speech
Mystery and Detective Films
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Adults Are Useless
Only Sane Man
Bloody Hilarious
Smoking Is Cool
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Neck Snap
Black Dude Dies First
Never My Fault
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Paper-Thin Disguise
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Poor Communication Kills
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Ax-Crazy
Manchild
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Adult Fear
Ripped from the Headlines
The Smart Guy
Covers Always Lie
You Killed My Father
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The Bad Guy Wins
No Antagonist
Alpha Bitch
Tempting Fate
Fat Bastard
Imagine Spot
Disney Villain Death
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
The '70s
Cool Old Guy
Even Evil Has Standards
The Starscream
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Body Horror
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Five-Man Band
Combat Pragmatist
Truth in Television
Knight Templar
Stealth Hi/Bye
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Ms. Fanservice
Wicked Cultured
Extremely Short Timespan
Kill 'em All
Idiot Ball
Shown Their Work
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Hero of Another Story
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Meet Cute
Comically Missing the Point
Costume Porn
Fatal Family Photo
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Establishing Character Moment
Reality Is Unrealistic
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Big Damn Heroes
Death Glare
Enemy Mine
Ascended Extra
Mexican Standoff
Villain Protagonist
Bloodier and Gorier
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Catapult Nightmare
Token Minority
Celebrity Paradox
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Sealed Evil in a Can
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Knife Nut
Love Triangle
And I Must Scream
Better to Die than Be Killed
The Vamp
The Voiceless
Casting Gag
Evil vs. Evil
Demoted to Extra
Bloodless Carnage
The Chessmaster
An Axe to Grind
Badass Bookworm
She Cleans Up Nicely
Dramatic Irony
Artistic License Biology
Reasonable Authority Figure
Dramatic Gun Cock
The Place
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Awesome, but Impractical
Not So Stoic
Calling the Old Man Out
Hell Is That Noise
Arranged Marriage
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Betty and Veronica
Thriller
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
The Brute
Children Are Innocent
No Name Given
Mistaken for Gay
Only in It for the Money
Show Within a Show
Dark and Troubled Past
Asshole Victim
Kids Are Cruel
Unreliable Narrator
The Great Depression
Chekhov's Gunman
Maybe Ever After
Straight Gay
Creator Cameo
Non-Indicative Name
Vitriolic Best Buds
Major Injury Underreaction
Funny Foreigner
Make It Look Like an Accident
Jerkass
Sinister Minister
Sexy Discretion Shot
Say My Name
Honor Before Reason
Did Not Get the Girl
Unresolved Sexual Tension
No OSHA Compliance
Dark Is Not Evil
Chekhov's Gun
Bad Boss
Berserk Button
Card-Carrying Villain
Married to the Job
Developing Doomed Characters
Humiliation Conga
Mind Screw
Early Installment Weirdness
Adaptation Expansion
The Musical
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Cold-Blooded Torture
Playing Gertrude
Informed Ability
Dutch Angle
Historical In-Joke
Trailers Always Spoil
Greater-Scope Villain
Retirony
Same Language Dub
Spiteful Spit
Amoral Attorney
Took a Level in Badass
The Remake
Redemption Equals Death
Jerkass Has a Point
Fatal Flaw
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Shirtless Scene
Darkest Hour
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Those Two Guys
Martial Arts Movie
Gainax Ending
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Pragmatic Adaptation
Public Domain Feature Films
Based on a True Story
Decoy Protagonist
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
German Films
Wretched Hive
Grey and Gray Morality
Call-Back
Slashed Throat
Eiffel Tower Effect
Ambiguously Gay
Nice Guy
Artistic License History
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Hero Antagonist
Spanner in the Works
Bullying a Dragon
Arc Words
Deliberately Monochrome
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Guns Akimbo
As Himself
Call-Forward
Vampire Fiction
Stalker with a Crush
Disguised in Drag
Twist Ending
It Will Never Catch On
He Who Fights Monsters
Horror Films
Adaptation Dye-Job
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Cowboy Cop
Coming-of-Age Story
Back from the Dead
Off with His Head!
Bad "Bad Acting"
Frame-Up
Adaptational Attractiveness
Flipping the Bird
The Chick
All Just a Dream
My God, What Have I Done?
Wham Shot
Japanese Films
Spell My Name with an "S"
Evil-Detecting Dog
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Exact Words
Only a Flesh Wound
Stylistic Suck
Evil Counterpart
The Ace
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
The Mole
Adaptational Heroism
Dull Surprise
Scare Chord
Police are Useless
War Is Hell
Karma Houdini
Left the Background Music On
Cat Scare
Contrived Coincidence
The '80s
Missing Mom
Fantastic Racism
What You Are in the Dark
Due to the Dead
Product Placement
I Did What I Had to Do
Air-Vent Passageway
Break the Cutie
True Companions
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Politically Incorrect Villain
Race Against the Clock
Redshirt Army
Totally Radical
Papa Wolf
Rewatch Bonus
Bilingual Bonus
Determinator
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Genre Throwback
Cool Old Lady
Superhero
Only One Name
Refuge in Audacity
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Big "NO!"
Camp Gay
Evil Is Petty
Eyepatch of Power
Riddle for the Ages
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Adorkable
Facial Horror
Fiery Redhead
Antagonist Title
The Lancer
Double Entendre
Psychological Thriller
Pretty in Mink
Translation Convention
Daylight Horror
Sci-Fi Horror
Drowning My Sorrows
What Happened to the Mouse?
The Ghost
Parental Neglect
Those Wacky Nazis
Action Prologue
For Want of a Nail
Manly Tears
Annoying Younger Sibling
Spared by the Adaptation
Scenery Porn
Bare Your Midriff
The Dog Bites Back
Heroes Want Redheads
The Oner
Dropped a Bridge on Him
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Diabolus ex Machina
Word of God
Stuff Blowing Up
The Smurfette Principle
Plot Hole
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Woman Scorned
Genre Savvy
A Father to His Men
French Films
Pretty Little Headshots
Bound and Gagged
Bar Brawl
Fourth Date Marriage
Revenge
Anti-Villain
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Large Ham
Hate Sink
Cluster F-Bomb
Central Theme
Slasher Smile
Disappeared Dad
Real Life Writes the Plot
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Offscreen Teleportation
She's Got Legs
Heroic BSoD
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Meaningful Name
Big Bad
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Cool Shades
Agony of the Feet
Real Life
Beware the Nice Ones
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Bald of Evil
Death by Irony
NO INDOOR VOICE
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Oh, Crap!
Hope Spot
Does Not Like Shoes
Amusing Injuries
Dirty Coward
The Ditz
MacGuffin
Your Cheating Heart
Interrupted Suicide
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Anachronic Order
Award-Bait Song
Abhorrent Admirer
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Intrepid Reporter
Black Best Friend
Author Avatar
Instant Death Bullet
Reality Has No Subtitles
Sequel Hook
Genre Shift
Evil Plan
Badass Boast
Taking You with Me
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Despair Event Horizon
Every Car Is a Pinto
Fire-Forged Friends
Red Shirt
Deus ex Machina
Cain and Abel
Affably Evil
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Film Series
Whole Plot Reference
Blood Knight
Punch-Clock Villain
Death Seeker
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Bottomless Magazines
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Monumental Damage
The Dragon
Parental Incest
Rated M for Manly
Famous Last Words
Stepford Smiler
Loads and Loads of Characters
Serial Killer
In the Back
All There in the Manual
Fanservice
Adaptational Villainy
Black Comedy Rape
Together in Death
Evil Is Hammy
Mythology Gag
Badass in a Nice Suit
Protagonist Title
Zombie Stories
Not Quite Dead
Actually Pretty Funny
Boom, Headshot!
Gilligan Cut
In Name Only
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Domestic Abuse
Adaptation Distillation
Eureka Moment
From Bad to Worse
Laser-Guided Karma
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Apocalypse How
Action Genre
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Brainless Beauty
Big Brother Instinct