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