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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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He Who Fights Monsters
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Determinator
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Credits Gag
Tap on the Head
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Oh, Crap!
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Half the Man He Used to Be
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Death of a Child
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Even Evil Has Standards
Woman Scorned
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This Is Gonna Suck
Cold-Blooded Torture
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Would Hurt a Child
Loophole Abuse
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Reasonable Authority Figure
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Horror Comedy
Taking You with Me
The Power of Love
NO INDOOR VOICE
Nothing Is Scarier
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Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
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Music Stories
Pet the Dog
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Superhero
Kids Are Cruel
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Corpsing
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Tagline
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Kill 'em All
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I Need a Freaking Drink
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Dutch Angle
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Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Take That!
The Sociopath
Cassandra Truth
Fish out of Water
Pretty in Mink
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Red Herring
From Bad to Worse
Big Fancy House
Instant Death Bullet
Manipulative Bastard
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Yandere
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An Axe to Grind
He Knows Too Much
Red Right Hand
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Japanese Films
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Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
And Starring
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Bloody Hilarious
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Pretty Little Headshots
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Happily Married
Fantastic Racism
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There Is No Kill Like Overkill
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Affably Evil
Evil Sounds Deep
Eyepatch of Power
My Beloved Smother
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Kick the Dog
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From Nobody to Nightmare
Accidental Murder
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Fingore
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Canadian Movies
What the Hell, Hero?
You Killed My Father
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"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Shipper on Deck
Wicked Cultured
Death by Adaptation
Smoking Is Cool
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Bound and Gagged
What You Are in the Dark
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Agony of the Feet
The Film of the Book
Sadistic Choice
As the Good Book Says...
Dumb Blonde
As You Know
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Red Shirt
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
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Arc Words
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Book-Ends
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Public Domain Feature Films
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Meet Cute
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Humiliation Conga
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Early-Bird Cameo
Woman in White
War Is Hell
Black Best Friend
Playing Gertrude
As Himself
How We Got Here
Blatant Lies
Bittersweet Ending
Narrator
Insult Backfire
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Dramedy
Flipping the Bird
Fan Disservice
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Married to the Job
Gainax Ending
Driven to Suicide
The Big Guy
BrotherSister Incest
Stealth Pun
The Atoner
The Starscream
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Call-Forward
Jerkass Has a Point
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Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Not So Different
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Danny Peary Cult Movies List
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Irony
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Never Trust a Trailer
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Despair Event Horizon
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The Bad Guy Wins
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Older Than They Look
Sacrificial Lion
It's Personal
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Every Car Is a Pinto
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In Name Only
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Eagleland
Butt-Monkey
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Meaningful Echo
Police are Useless
Evil vs. Evil
Ambiguously Gay
Stuff Blowing Up
Evil-Detecting Dog
No Ending
Bi the Way
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Eldritch Abomination
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The Oner
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Victoria's Secret Compartment
It Can Think
Country Matters
Riddle for the Ages
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Rousing Speech
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Never My Fault
Together in Death
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Neck Lift
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Final Girl
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All Just a Dream
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Green-Eyed Monster
Dirty Old Man
Sexy Discretion Shot
Cat Fight
Evil Plan
Video Credits
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Ass Shove
Covers Always Lie
Children Are Innocent
Foreshadowing
Only Known by Their Nickname
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Morality Pet
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Cluster F-Bomb
She Cleans Up Nicely
Spell My Name with an "S"
Self-Deprecation
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Our Vampires Are Different
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Heroes Want Redheads
Fatal Flaw
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The Casanova
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Fanservice
Crucified Hero Shot
Get Out!
Adaptational Badass
Closed Circle
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Man on Fire
All Men Are Perverts
The Chick
Mind Screw
All There in the Script
Aluminum Christmas Trees
MayDecember Romance
Foil
Chekhov's Gunman
Biopic
Homage
Drowning My Sorrows
An Arm and a Leg
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Psycho for Hire
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Scary Black Man
Bilingual Bonus
Bavarian Fire Drill
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Destination Defenestration
Facial Horror
Author Avatar
In the Back
Dark Action Girl
Be Careful What You Wish For
Extremely Short Timespan
Five-Man Band
The Ace
Here We Go Again!
Face Death with Dignity
Parental Substitute
Manly Tears
Malevolent Masked Men
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Intrepid Reporter
Coming-of-Age Story
Retcon
Retirony
Bullying a Dragon
Wham Line
Composite Character
Race Lift
Non-Indicative Name
Disproportionate Retribution
Break the Haughty
Greater-Scope Villain
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Black Comedy Rape
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Faking the Dead
Lighter and Softer
World of Ham
British Films
Badass Normal
Henpecked Husband
Faux Affably Evil
Boom, Headshot!
Overprotective Dad
Market-Based Title
Slashed Throat
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Protagonist Title
Kill It with Fire
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Ominous Latin Chanting
Dark Reprise
Action Genre
Shirtless Scene
One-Word Title
Genre Shift
Pay Evil unto Evil
Betty and Veronica
Your Cheating Heart
German Films
Grey and Gray Morality
Funny Foreigner
Award-Bait Song
Adapted Out
Dirty Cop
Gone Horribly Right
Adaptational Heroism
Brainless Beauty
Jerkass
Crazy Jealous Guy
Catch-Phrase
Vitriolic Best Buds
Soft Glass
Fourth Date Marriage
Babies Ever After
Fiery Redhead
Truth in Television
Shown Their Work
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Call-Back
Offscreen Teleportation
Reckless Gun Usage
Karma Houdini
Sir Swears-a-Lot
'80s Hair
Black Dude Dies First
Sci-Fi Horror
No Antagonist
Big Eater
Department of Redundancy Department
Dies Wide Open
No Celebrities Were Harmed
The '90s
Big Applesauce
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Due to the Dead
Rewatch Bonus
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Batman Gambit
It Will Never Catch On
Humans Are Bastards
Totally Radical
Adults Are Useless
Parental Neglect
Genre Throwback
Ms. Fanservice
Almost Kiss
A God Am I
Arch-Enemy
The '60s
Friend to All Children
A Date with Rosie Palms
What Happened to the Mouse?
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Badass in a Nice Suit
Deus ex Machina
Flashback
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Big Brother Instinct
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Translation Convention
The Lost Lenore
Death Seeker
No Name Given
Blood from the Mouth
More Dakka
Room Full of Crazy
Rasputinian Death
Idiot Ball
Well-Intentioned Extremist
"Awesome McCool" Name
Needs Wiki Magic Love
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Authority Equals Asskicking
The Lancer
Word of God
The Ditz
Madness Mantra
Interrupted Suicide
Token Minority
Trailers Always Spoil
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Apocalypse How
Stealth Hi/Bye
The Reveal
Costume Porn
Honor Before Reason
Jump Scare
Mistaken for Gay
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Diabolus ex Machina
Hidden Depths
Hollywood Darkness
Vomit Discretion Shot
Villainous Breakdown
Frame-Up
Implacable Man
Made of Explodium
The Smart Guy
Depraved Bisexual
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Revenge
Villain Opening Scene
Never Found the Body
Car Fu
Groin Attack
Historical-Domain Character
Crapsack World
Mythology Gag
Rule of Cool
Everyone Has Standards
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Anti-Hero
Creative Closing Credits
Dwindling Party
Anachronism Stew
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Alpha Bitch
Blood Knight
Anti-Villain
The Cameo
Moment Killer
Hate Sink
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Chase Scene
The Quiet One
Grievous Bottley Harm
Made of Iron
Not So Above It All
The Dog Bites Back
Have a Gay Old Time
Would Hit a Girl
Immune to Bullets
Crazy-Prepared
Tempting Fate
Dressing as the Enemy
Silent Movie
Heroic BSoD
Training Montage
It's All About Me
Adaptation Name Change
Black Comedy
Imagine Spot
Beard of Evil
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Ax-Crazy
Dark Is Not Evil
Drugs Are Bad
Historical In-Joke
Ambiguous Ending
The Un-Reveal
Anguished Declaration of Love
A Minor Kidroduction
Cloudcuckoolander
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Adaptational Villainy
Neck Snap
Really Gets Around
Thriller
Evil Is Petty
Silence Is Golden
Ironic Echo
Psychological Thriller
Hair-Trigger Temper
Fantasy Films
Anyone Can Die
The Faceless
Pragmatic Villainy
The Musical
Actually Pretty Funny
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Took a Level in Badass
For Want of a Nail
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
N-Word Privileges
MacGuffin
Guile Hero
Redemption Equals Death
Ascended Extra
Adorkable
Central Theme
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Leave the Camera Running
Hell Is That Noise
Artistic License Gun Safety
Outrun the Fireball
The Hero
Meaningful Name
Noodle Incident
Darker and Edgier
Romantic Comedy
Fanservice Extra
Worthy Opponent
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Berserk Button
Your Head A-Splode
Domestic Abuse
Armor-Piercing Question
Love Triangle
Shout-Out
Stepford Smiler
Obviously Evil
All for Nothing
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Mooks
Handicapped Badass
The Stinger
Chekhov's Gun
Death Glare
Arranged Marriage
Captain Obvious
Works Set in World War II
Those Two Bad Guys
She's Got Legs
The Smurfette Principle
Fun with Acronyms
Daddy's Girl
Hypocritical Humor
The Alleged Car
Hypocrite
Celebrity Paradox
Disney Villain Death
Gold Digger
Love at First Sight
Easily Forgiven
I Have Your Wife
Only a Flesh Wound
Properly Paranoid
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Parental Incest
Italian Films
Anachronic Order
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Hong Kong Films
Not So Stoic
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Sanity Slippage
Make It Look Like an Accident
Bowdlerise
Drill Sergeant Nasty
And I Must Scream
The Bully
Retired Badass
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
The Mole
Martial Arts Movie
Random Events Plot
Sequel Escalation
Abusive Parents
Dogged Nice Guy
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Say My Name
Overly Long Gag
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Exact Words
Gorn
Slasher Smile
Took a Level in Jerkass
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
The Cavalry
Did Not Get the Girl
Mystery and Detective Films
Demonic Possession
Bar Brawl
A Father to His Men
Laughing Mad
Police Brutality
timeperiod
Didn't Think This Through
Big "NO!"
Artistic License Biology
Plucky Comic Relief
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Cool Car
Eureka Moment
Bland-Name Product
No-Sell
Good Is Not Nice
Hoist by His Own Petard
Rated M for Manly
Cowboy Cop
Downer Ending
Laser-Guided Karma
Cool Shades
Mr. Fanservice
Fainting
Evil Laugh
Only in It for the Money
Undying Loyalty
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
I Did What I Had to Do
Alas, Poor Villain
Match Cut
Big Damn Heroes
Air-Vent Passageway
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Let's Get Dangerous!
Hollywood Law
Left the Background Music On
Nice Hat
Index of Film Westerns
Whole Plot Reference
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Historical Villain Upgrade
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Defrosting Ice Queen
Missing Mom
Off with His Head!
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Plot Hole
Last-Name Basis
Better to Die than Be Killed
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
The Place
Christmas Movies Index
Only One Name
Bolivian Army Ending
Redshirt Army
Leitmotif
Mood Whiplash
Villain Ball
Wretched Hive
Fat Bastard
Scare Chord
Light Is Not Good
Up to Eleven
Not Using the "Z" Word
Rule of Symbolism
Loads and Loads of Characters
Adaptation Dye-Job
Setting Update
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
You Have Failed Me
Poor Communication Kills
Animal Motifs
Toplessness from the Back
Adult Fear
Badass Bookworm
My God, What Have I Done?
FaceHeel Turn
Title Drop
Ungrateful Bastard
Bring My Brown Pants
The Ghost
Precision F-Strike
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
One-Man Army
Brutal Honesty
Evil Is Hammy
Refuge in Audacity
Re-Cut
Punch-Clock Villain
Adaptation Distillation
Villain Song
Break the Cutie
Adaptational Attractiveness
Drives Like Crazy
Mercy Kill
Major Injury Underreaction
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Bald of Evil
Bloodless Carnage
Documentary
Only Sane Man
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Becoming the Mask
Heel Realization
Demoted to Extra
Action Survivor
French Films
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Mugging the Monster
Sassy Black Woman
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Serious Business
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Race Against the Clock
Body Horror
Sequel Hook
Spared by the Adaptation
I'm a Humanitarian
The Great Depression
Smug Snake
My Greatest Failure
Earn Your Happy Ending
Asshole Victim
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Ghost Fiction
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Animal Title Index
Improbable Aiming Skills
All There in the Manual
Age Lift
After the End
Cool Old Lady
Big-Bad Ensemble
Pimped-Out Dress
Cruel and Unusual Death
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Disappeared Dad
Based on a True Story
Defiant to the End
Evil Counterpart
Lampshade Hanging
Does Not Like Shoes
Deadpan Snarker
Russian Films