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Maybe Ever After
Wicked Cultured
Let's Get Dangerous!
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Show Within a Show
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As the Good Book Says...
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Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
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Star-Crossed Lovers
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You Killed My Father
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Becoming the Mask
Bring My Brown Pants
Dressing as the Enemy
It's Personal
Green-Eyed Monster
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Cool Car
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No-Sell
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Sports Stories
Token Minority
Historical Hero Upgrade
The Quiet One
Daylight Horror
Shout-Out
Kick the Dog
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Your Cheating Heart
The Bad Guy Wins
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Dirty Old Man
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Dirty Cop
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Loophole Abuse
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Fourth Date Marriage
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Poor Communication Kills
All There in the Manual
Enemy Mine
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It Will Never Catch On
NO INDOOR VOICE
Crazy Jealous Guy
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Made of Iron
Spiteful Spit
Anyone Can Die
Alliterative Name
Artistic License Law
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Police are Useless
Extremely Short Timespan
Country Matters
Rousing Speech
All for Nothing
Yandere
Psycho for Hire
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Adaptation Expansion
Aside Glance
Kill 'em All
French Films
Not Using the "Z" Word
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Reasonable Authority Figure
Did Not Get the Girl
Intrepid Reporter
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Red Oni, Blue Oni
Humiliation Conga
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Tempting Fate
The Smart Guy
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Too Dumb to Live
Slasher Smile
Bait-and-Switch
Married to the Job
Stylistic Suck
After the End
B-Movie
Unreliable Narrator
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Affably Evil
Actor Allusion
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Double Entendre
Driven to Suicide
Even Evil Has Standards
Adaptation Dye-Job
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The Mole
Insult Backfire
Dual Wielding
One-Man Army
Eiffel Tower Effect
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Only a Flesh Wound
Animal Title Index
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Improbable Weapon User
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Central Theme
Bilingual Bonus
Big Fancy House
Faux Affably Evil
Anguished Declaration of Love
Evil Plan
The Stinger
Horror Films
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Destination Defenestration
Curse Cut Short
Not Quite Dead
As Himself
The Ditz
How We Got Here
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Stock Footage
Hair-Trigger Temper
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The Atoner
Better to Die than Be Killed
Meaningful Echo
Big Applesauce
Bavarian Fire Drill
Hero of Another Story
Karma Houdini
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Cat Scare
Author Avatar
What the Hell, Hero?
Chekhov's Gunman
She's Got Legs
Translation Convention
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Costume Porn
Stalker with a Crush
Arch-Enemy
Neck Snap
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Pyrrhic Victory
Important Haircut
Bloodless Carnage
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Bar Brawl
Light Is Not Good
All Men Are Perverts
Posthumous Character
Disney Death
Fingore
Toplessness from the Back
Face Death with Dignity
Artistic License Physics
Obfuscating Stupidity
The Lancer
Totally Radical
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Leave the Camera Running
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Disguised in Drag
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Bottomless Magazines
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Defrosting Ice Queen
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Fainting
Dying Moment of Awesome
Genre Throwback
The Dragon
Camera Abuse
Ship Tease
Madness Mantra
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Rule of Cool
Ascended Extra
Hidden Depths
Twist Ending
Older Than They Look
Smoking Is Cool
Love at First Sight
The Un-Reveal
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Awesome, but Impractical
Abhorrent Admirer
Villain Opening Scene
Decoy Protagonist
Bittersweet Ending
Make It Look Like an Accident
The X of Y
Lampshade Hanging
Mythology Gag
Crucified Hero Shot
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Corpsing
Wretched Hive
A God Am I
Artistic License Biology
Affectionate Parody
Aluminum Christmas Trees
The Bully
Rule of Three
Back from the Dead
Death of a Child
Here We Go Again!
Five-Man Band
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Non-Indicative Name
Handicapped Badass
Auto Erotica
In the Back
It Can Think
Fate Worse than Death
Smug Snake
Shirtless Scene
An Arm and a Leg
Epic Fail
Reality Has No Subtitles
Malevolent Masked Men
The Alleged Car
Undying Loyalty
Alpha Bitch
Kill It with Fire
Disney Villain Death
For the Evulz
Narrator
The Alcoholic
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Big Eater
Market-Based Title
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BrotherSister Incest
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Oh, Crap!
Every Car Is a Pinto
From Nobody to Nightmare
War Is Hell
Index of Film Westerns
Based on a True Story
Christmas Movies Index
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"Shaggy Dog" Story
I Did What I Had to Do
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Up to Eleven
Deus ex Machina
The Film of the Book
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Eye Scream
Bi the Way
Real Life Writes the Plot
Death by Irony
Reality Is Unrealistic
Spanner in the Works
Soundtrack Dissonance
Happily Married
Canon Foreigner
Tagline
Works Set in World War II
Arranged Marriage
Retired Badass
Expy
Jitter Cam
Distracted by the Sexy
Stealth Hi/Bye
Pimped-Out Dress
Police Brutality
Irony
Demonic Possession
'80s Hair
Ghost Fiction
BFG
Action Survivor
Gory Discretion Shot
Russian Films
The Oner
Ambiguously Gay
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Femme Fatale
No Name Given
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Drugs Are Bad
Serious Business
Stepford Smiler
Adaptational Attractiveness
Romantic False Lead
Antagonist Title
Pretty in Mink
Black Best Friend
Eagleland
Does Not Like Shoes
Covers Always Lie
Nothing Is Scarier
Boom, Headshot!
Conspicuous CG
It's All About Me
Artistic License Military
Chase Scene
Broken Aesop
Downer Ending
Action Girl
Berserk Button
The Ace
Taking the Bullet
Villain with Good Publicity
I'm a Humanitarian
The Cavalry
Wham Line
Children Are Innocent
Never Trust a Trailer
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Coming-of-Age Story
Rule of Symbolism
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Fiery Redhead
From Bad to Worse
Deadpan Snarker
Overprotective Dad
Jump Scare
Early-Bird Cameo
Guile Hero
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Vomit Discretion Shot
A Date with Rosie Palms
Amusing Injuries
Sacrificial Lion
Drowning My Sorrows
Spell My Name with an "S"
Historical In-Joke
Those Wacky Nazis
The Remake
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Scenery Porn
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Martial Arts Movie
Obviously Evil
No Antagonist
Brick Joke
Word of God
Film Noir
Defiant to the End
Adaptational Heroism
Public Domain Feature Films
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Only One Name
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Determinator
Fire-Forged Friends
The Brute
Bowdlerise
Put on a Bus
Credits Gag
Documentary
Laser-Guided Karma
Dramatic Gun Cock
Ominous Latin Chanting
Laughing Mad
Skewed Priorities
Hypocrite
Authority Equals Asskicking
Kubrick Stare
Cool Shades
Took a Level in Jerkass
The Big Guy
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Match Cut
Foreshadowing
Shipper on Deck
Red Shirt
Small Name, Big Ego
Age Lift
Call-Back
FaceHeel Turn
The Power of Love
Funny Background Event
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Big Brother Instinct
Shower Scene
Redemption Equals Death
Groin Attack
Adaptational Villainy
Fatal Family Photo
Really Gets Around
Plucky Comic Relief
Beard of Evil
Character Development
Film Noir Index
Novelization
Tranquil Fury
Armor-Piercing Question
Informed Ability
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Intergenerational Friendship
Evil-Detecting Dog
Bad "Bad Acting"
Double-Meaning Title
Sequel Escalation
Camp Gay
Zombie Stories
Hope Spot
Friend to All Children
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Demoted to Extra
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Fish out of Water
Due to the Dead
Mystery and Detective Films
Never Found the Body
Meaningful Name
Cat Fight
Ass Shove
Took a Level in Badass
Babies Ever After
Eyepatch of Power
Exact Words
No OSHA Compliance
Death Glare
Male Gaze
Heroic Sacrifice
Casting Gag
Crazy-Prepared
Mooks
The Load
Henpecked Husband
Pet the Dog
Does This Remind You of Anything?
She Cleans Up Nicely
Papa Wolf
Abusive Parents
Half the Man He Used to Be
Sexy Discretion Shot
Dirty Coward
Greater-Scope Villain
Alas, Poor Villain
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Faking the Dead
Cool Old Guy
Hollywood Darkness
Accidental Misnaming
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Expository Hairstyle Change
Monumental Damage
Bullying a Dragon
An Axe to Grind
Fake Shemp
Psychological Thriller
Logo Joke
Not So Stoic
In Medias Res
The Stoic
Race Against the Clock
Brainless Beauty
Red Right Hand
Genre Shift
As You Know
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Sanity Slippage
Badass in a Nice Suit
Leitmotif
Retcon
I Have Your Wife
I Need a Freaking Drink
Made of Explodium
Man on Fire
Plot Hole
N-Word Privileges
A Minor Kidroduction
Annoying Younger Sibling
Ambiguous Ending
Whole Plot Reference
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Karmic Death
Major Injury Underreaction
Arc Words
Silent Movie
Love Triangle
The Vamp
The Place
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Horror Comedy
Humans Are Bastards
Jerkass
Super Strength
Dark Is Not Evil
Heel Realization
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Advertised Extra
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Canadian Movies
Protagonist Title
Parental Abandonment
Fan Disservice
The Chick
Stealth Pun
Parental Incest
Manly Tears
Death by Sex
My Greatest Failure
Big Bad Duumvirate
Revenge
Bad Boss
Punch-Clock Villain
Film Series
Bolivian Army Ending
What Happened to the Mouse?
Training Montage
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Deconstruction
Have a Gay Old Time
Naked People Are Funny
Scenery Gorn
Ungrateful Bastard
The Mafia
Sealed Evil in a Can
Anti-Hero
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Hoist by His Own Petard
Anachronism Stew
You Have Failed Me
Damsel in Distress
Comically Missing the Point
Blood from the Mouth
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Dramedy
Title Drop
The Lost Lenore
Pretty Little Headshots
He Who Fights Monsters
Italian Films
Accidental Murder
Darkest Hour
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Woman in White
Award-Bait Song
Wrong Genre Savvy
Romantic Comedy
Dull Surprise
Cluster F-Bomb
Composite Character
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Hero Antagonist
Taking You with Me
Soft Glass
Pay Evil unto Evil
Mexican Standoff
Big-Bad Ensemble
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Military and Warfare Films
Only Known by Their Nickname
Mundane Made Awesome
Outrun the Fireball
The Chessmaster
Stuff Blowing Up
Chekhov's Gun
Big "NO!"
Woman Scorned
Take That!
Honor Before Reason
Properly Paranoid
Celebrity Paradox
Last-Name Basis
Sequel Hook
Creator Cameo
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Combat Pragmatist
Chewing the Scenery
Your Head A-Splode
Fun with Acronyms
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Grievous Bottley Harm
Dogged Nice Guy
Disproportionate Retribution
Knife Nut
Mama Bear
Didn't Think This Through
One Steve Limit
Kids Are Cruel
Slasher Movie
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Improbable Aiming Skills
Butt-Monkey
Ms. Fanservice
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Cain and Abel
Bury Your Gays
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Big Damn Heroes
Daddy's Girl
Betty and Veronica
Room Full of Crazy
Hong Kong Films
Insane Troll Logic
Immune to Bullets
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Those Two Guys
Television Movie Index
Captain Ersatz
Closed Circle
Evil Brit
Would Hurt a Child
Straight Gay
Eureka Moment
The Faceless
Break the Cutie
Black Comedy
Implacable Man
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Adaptation Distillation
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Cloudcuckoolander
Historical-Domain Character
My God, What Have I Done?
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Bloody Hilarious
The Reveal
Creepy Child
Morality Pet
Badass Boast
Together in Death
Paper-Thin Disguise
Bond One-Liner
Serial Killer
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Dark and Troubled Past
Evil Sounds Deep
Never My Fault
Thriller
Captain Obvious
Cool Guns
Not So Different
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
One-Word Title
Recycled IN SPACE!
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Curb-Stomp Battle
The '50s
Mind Screw
Hypocritical Humor
My Beloved Smother
Body Horror
Gratuitous English
Call-Forward
Evil Is Hammy
Black Comedy Rape
The Sociopath
Motor Mouth
Take a Third Option
Ambiguous Disorder
Shown Their Work
All There in the Script
Parental Neglect
Mood Whiplash
Death by Adaptation
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Artistic License History
Riddle for the Ages
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Apocalypse How
The Cameo
Card-Carrying Villain
Villain Ball
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Those Two Bad Guys
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Fat Bastard
Early Installment Weirdness
Gone Horribly Right
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Dies Wide Open
Beta Couple
The Starscream
Diabolus ex Machina
Storming the Castle
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Get Out!
Mugging the Monster
Mistaken for Gay
Dutch Angle
Sci-Fi Horror
Fantasy Films
Scare Chord
Tap on the Head
Funny Foreigner
Rasputinian Death
Recap /
RiffTrax
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Interrupted Suicide
Pragmatic Villainy
For Want of a Nail
Adaptation Name Change
Book-Ends
Our Zombies Are Different
Product Placement
Creative Closing Credits
Contrived Coincidence
Running Gag
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Bald of Evil
Visual Pun
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
This Is Gonna Suck
Neck Lift
Villain Song
Only in It for the Money
Psychopathic Manchild
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Evil Laugh
Bound and Gagged
Air-Vent Passageway
Ax-Crazy
All Just a Dream
Artistic License Gun Safety
Action Prologue
Random Events Plot
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Adults Are Useless
Self-Deprecation
Off with His Head!
Crapsack World
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Wham Shot
Be Careful What You Wish For
Fanservice Extra
Killed Mid-Sentence
Adaptational Badass
Re-Cut
Spared by the Adaptation
Jerk Jock
Broken Bird
The Dreaded
Blood Knight
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Anti-Villain
Punny Name
Jerkass Has a Point
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Cowboy Cop
Amoral Attorney
Foregone Conclusion
Animated Credits Opening
Dark Reprise
Same Language Dub
Failed a Spot Check
Sinister Minister
Badass Longcoat
Badass Bookworm
Rated M for Manly
Rule of Funny
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Department of Redundancy Department
Bloodier and Gorier
The Stoner
Break the Haughty
Asshole Victim
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Race Lift
The Voiceless
Easily Forgiven
Badass Normal
Vampire Fiction
Hell Is That Noise
Broken Pedestal
Death Seeker
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Beware the Nice Ones
Retirony
Sadistic Choice
The Hero Dies
Cassandra Truth
What You Are in the Dark
Artistic License Geography
The End... Or Is It?
Homage
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Everyone Has Standards
The Smurfette Principle
Line-of-Sight Name
Deal with the Devil
More Dakka
"Awesome McCool" Name
Mighty Whitey
Bond Villain Stupidity
Precision F-Strike
Author Appeal
Ripped from the Headlines
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
The Casanova
Animal Motifs
Lock and Load Montage
Manchild
Freudian Excuse
Video Credits
Scary Black Man
Worthy Opponent
Nice Guy
Foil
Disappeared Dad
Chiaroscuro
Epic Movie
The '60s
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Rich Bitch
Framing Device
Cruel and Unusual Death
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Real Life
Chekhov's Skill