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Trailers Always Spoil
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Those Wacky Nazis
From Bad to Worse
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
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Love at First Sight
Kill It with Fire
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Nothing Is Scarier
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Let's Get Dangerous!
My Greatest Failure
Get Out!
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Shut Up, Hannibal!
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
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Undying Loyalty
Loads and Loads of Characters
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I'm a Humanitarian
Television Movie Index
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Meaningful Name
Take a Third Option
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Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
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Bottomless Magazines
La Résistance
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An Axe to Grind
Defrosting Ice Queen
My Beloved Smother
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The Power of Love
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Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Book-Ends
Take That!
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Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Truth in Television
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Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
All There in the Manual
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"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
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Auto Erotica
Rape as Drama
Not So Stoic
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Jerkass Has a Point
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Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
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Pay Evil unto Evil
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Failed a Spot Check
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Authority Equals Asskicking
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Fan Disservice
Nice Hat
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Smug Snake
Gone Horribly Right
Our Vampires Are Different
Jerkass
Fun with Acronyms
Hell Is That Noise
Gory Discretion Shot
Babies Ever After
One-Man Army
Beta Couple
Irony
Disappeared Dad
Neck Snap
The Smart Guy
Be Careful What You Wish For
The Hero
A God Am I
Karma Houdini
Self-Deprecation
Sinister Minister
Adaptation Expansion
Punny Name
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Scare Chord
Would Hurt a Child
Evil Sounds Deep
It Can Think
Drives Like Crazy
This Is Gonna Suck
Badass Longcoat
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Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Insane Troll Logic
Big Fancy House
Demonic Possession
Wrong Genre Savvy
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Accidental Misnaming
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Shower Scene
Camp Gay
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Worthy Opponent
All for Nothing
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Not Using the "Z" Word
Ship Tease
Dark and Troubled Past
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Tap on the Head
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Never Found the Body
Immune to Bullets
More Dakka
Martial Arts Movie
Evil Brit
Your Head A-Splode
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He Who Fights Monsters
Room Full of Crazy
Random Events Plot
Hero of Another Story
Mugging the Monster
Intergenerational Friendship
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
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Overprotective Dad
A Father to His Men
Redshirt Army
In Name Only
From Nobody to Nightmare
Same Language Dub
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Mighty Whitey
Groin Attack
Closed Circle
Continuity Nod
Actually Pretty Funny
Drugs Are Bad
Red Herring
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Neck Lift
It's Personal
The Vamp
Novelization
Villain with Good Publicity
Dark Action Girl
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Animal Motifs
Sacrificial Lion
Never Trust a Trailer
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Beware the Nice Ones
Mooks
Evil Laugh
Car Fu
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Black Dude Dies First
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Badass in a Nice Suit
Batman Gambit
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Deus ex Machina
Outrun the Fireball
Pragmatic Adaptation
Mexican Standoff
Broken Pedestal
Bavarian Fire Drill
Stealth Hi/Bye
Reality Is Unrealistic
Cat Fight
Heroic BSoD
Meaningful Echo
Dwindling Party
Rousing Speech
Black Comedy Rape
Abhorrent Admirer
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Precision F-Strike
Ominous Latin Chanting
Implacable Man
Abusive Parents
Real Life Writes the Plot
Bare Your Midriff
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Retirony
Fourth Date Marriage
Spared by the Adaptation
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Big Eater
Curb-Stomp Battle
Star-Crossed Lovers
Bloodier and Gorier
Earn Your Happy Ending
Damsel in Distress
Creative Closing Credits
Action Prologue
Guile Hero
As the Good Book Says...
Cowboy Cop
Ax-Crazy
Almost Kiss
Not Quite Dead
Ms. Fanservice
Age Lift
Anti-Hero
The Ace
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Obviously Evil
FaceHeel Turn
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Meaningful Background Event
Dissonant Serenity
Zombie Stories
Last-Name Basis
Death Seeker
Not So Different
Dual Wielding
Genre Throwback
Adult Fear
Redemption Equals Death
Cool Guns
Crucified Hero Shot
Boom, Headshot!
Vacation Films
Dark Is Not Evil
Eiffel Tower Effect
Domestic Abuse
Dutch Angle
The Chessmaster
Retired Badass
Only Known by Their Nickname
Whole Plot Reference
Laughing Mad
Historical-Domain Character
Fatal Family Photo
Scary Black Man
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Black Comedy
Evil Plan
Improbable Weapon User
Show Within a Show
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Big Applesauce
One Steve Limit
Composite Character
Moment Killer
Took a Level in Jerkass
Smoking Is Cool
Destination Defenestration
Jerk Jock
Hair-Trigger Temper
In Medias Res
And Starring
Made of Iron
Only a Flesh Wound
Crazy Jealous Guy
Horror Comedy
Amoral Attorney
Evil-Detecting Dog
Bar Brawl
Time Skip
Evil Counterpart
Villain Ball
No-Sell
Blackmail
Male Frontal Nudity
Gratuitous English
Evil Is Hammy
Wicked Cultured
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Hypocrite
Hollywood Darkness
The '70s
Race Lift
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
It's All About Me
Arc Words
Double Entendre
Every Car Is a Pinto
Cold-Blooded Torture
A Minor Kidroduction
Revenge
She's Got Legs
The Dog Bites Back
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Deconstruction
Death by Adaptation
Author Appeal
Fatal Flaw
The Stoic
Arranged Marriage
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Rule of Funny
Exact Words
Missing Mom
Interrupted Suicide
Manchild
Adapted Out
Bad "Bad Acting"
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Cat Scare
Dies Wide Open
Annoying Younger Sibling
Foregone Conclusion
Jitter Cam
Once More, with Clarity!
Setting Update
The Brute
The '90s
Disguised in Drag
Decoy Protagonist
Half the Man He Used to Be
N-Word Privileges
Captain Obvious
Rewatch Bonus
Bullying a Dragon
Intrepid Reporter
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Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
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Motor Mouth
Rated M for Manly
Serial Killer
Tagline
Public Domain Feature Films
Psychopathic Manchild
Double-Meaning Title
Didn't Think This Through
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Large Ham
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Hate Sink
The Stoner
Adaptational Badass
Would Hit a Girl
Ghost Fiction
Only in It for the Money
Idiot Ball
Reality Ensues
The Alcoholic
Pragmatic Villainy
Daddy's Girl
All There in the Script
Manipulative Bastard
Too Dumb to Live
Daylight Horror
Central Theme
Dramedy
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Pyrrhic Victory
Token Minority
Disney Villain Death
Kill 'em All
The Cavalry
One-Word Title
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Black Best Friend
Cassandra Truth
Karmic Death
BrotherSister Incest
Pretty Little Headshots
True Companions
Pretty in Mink
Henpecked Husband
Sequel Escalation
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Famous Last Words
Friend to All Children
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Mr. Exposition
Alas, Poor Villain
Bound and Gagged
Chase Scene
Here We Go Again!
Cool Old Lady
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
The End... Or Is It?
Ambiguous Disorder
Conspicuous CG
Up to Eleven
Your Cheating Heart
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Wham Shot
Vampire Fiction
Greater-Scope Villain
Instant Death Bullet
Made of Explodium
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Agony of the Feet
Better to Die than Be Killed
Canadian Movies
Chekhov's Skill
Flashback
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Fiery Redhead
Put on a Bus
Even Evil Has Standards
Poor Communication Kills
MayDecember Romance
Epic Fail
The Great Depression
As You Know
Due to the Dead
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Reasonable Authority Figure
The Load
Insistent Terminology
British Films
The Dragon
Author Avatar
Man on Fire
Market-Based Title
Match Cut
Artistic License History
Mind Screw
Bi the Way
Psycho for Hire
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Mad Scientist
The Reveal
Butt-Monkey
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Drowning My Sorrows
Big Bad
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Framing Device
Hoist by His Own Petard
Back from the Dead
Early Installment Weirdness
Did Not Get the Girl
My God, What Have I Done?
Brutal Honesty
Our Zombies Are Different
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Catapult Nightmare
Unusual Euphemism
Face Death with Dignity
Homage
Parental Incest
Visual Pun
Ripped from the Headlines
Overly Long Gag
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Only One Name
All Men Are Perverts
Straight Gay
Big Bad Duumvirate
Attempted Rape
Artistic License Physics
She Cleans Up Nicely
No Antagonist
Handicapped Badass
Parental Substitute
Depraved Bisexual
Thriller
Not So Above It All
Mythology Gag
Bland-Name Product
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
The Atoner
What You Are in the Dark
20 Minutes into the Future
Everyone Has Standards
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Those Two Guys
Gainax Ending
BFG
Based on a True Story
Running Gag
The Un-Reveal
Rasputinian Death
Villain Song
Costume Porn
Armor-Piercing Question
Epic Movie
Male Gaze
Anachronic Order
Fantastic Racism
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Big "NO!"
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Fish out of Water
Black and Gray Morality
Grievous Bottley Harm
I Have Your Wife
Plot Hole
Slasher Smile
Affectionate Parody
Important Haircut
Scenery Gorn
Hidden Depths
Grey and Gray Morality
Spell My Name with an "S"
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Bilingual Bonus
Training Montage
And I Must Scream
Refuge in Audacity
Improbable Aiming Skills
Badass Boast
Nice Guy
Catch-Phrase
Ascended Extra
The Big Guy
Parental Abandonment
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
The Starscream
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Action Survivor
You Have Failed Me
Big Brother Instinct
Bury Your Gays
Country Matters
Ungrateful Bastard
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Dirty Cop
The Remake
It Will Never Catch On
Call-Back
Cool Shades
The Cameo
Biopic
The Mole
An Arm and a Leg
Sanity Slippage
Covers Always Lie
Faux Affably Evil
Film Noir
German Films
Developing Doomed Characters
Empathic Environment
The Lancer
Anguished Declaration of Love
Vomit Discretion Shot
Affably Evil
Rule of Three
Dumb Blonde
No Name Given
Asshole Victim
Captain Ersatz
MacGuffin
Defiant to the End
Beard of Evil
Punch-Clock Villain
Comically Missing the Point
Logo Joke
Knight Templar
Mr. Fanservice
Hope Spot
Have a Gay Old Time
No Ending
The Faceless
Parental Neglect
Spiteful Spit
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Non-Indicative Name
Knife Nut
Artistic License Geography
Villain Protagonist
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Not What It Looks Like
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
The Ditz
Malevolent Masked Men
Psychological Thriller
Meet Cute
Genre Shift
I Need a Freaking Drink
Superhero
Sports Stories
Vitriolic Best Buds
Slashed Throat
Break the Haughty
Woman Scorned
Extreme Doormat
Re-Cut
Posthumous Character
Gilligan Cut
Animated Credits Opening
Say My Name
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Accidental Murder
For the Evulz
Pimped-Out Dress
Air-Vent Passageway
Sealed Evil in a Can
Villainous Breakdown
The Mafia
Apocalypse How
Sadistic Choice
Bald of Evil
Camera Abuse
Fantasy Films
Anyone Can Die
Dramatic Irony
Brick Joke
Informed Ability
Word of God
Dressing as the Enemy
Broken Bird
The Casanova
Fanservice
Gold Digger
Flipping the Bird
The Quiet One
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Dramatic Gun Cock
Manly Tears
Film Noir Index
Slasher Movie
Bring My Brown Pants
Action Girl
I Did What I Had to Do
War Is Hell
Becoming the Mask
Curse Cut Short
Break the Cutie
Gender Flip
Race Against the Clock
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Good Is Not Nice