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