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I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
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No Name Given
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Get Out!
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Parental Neglect
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Would Hurt a Child
Badass Bookworm
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Defiant to the End
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Show Within a Show
Department of Redundancy Department
As Himself
Fake Shemp
Major Injury Underreaction
Idiot Ball
Casting Gag
Affably Evil
Left the Background Music On
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Daddy's Girl
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Friend to All Children
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Public Domain Feature Films
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Love Triangle
The Place
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Hell Is That Noise
Our Vampires Are Different
Reckless Gun Usage
Armor-Piercing Question
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Cloudcuckoolander
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Character Development
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
No-Sell
Thriller
Heroic BSoD
Actor Allusion
Deconstruction
The Vamp
Would Hit a Girl
I'm a Humanitarian
Wretched Hive
Foil
The Dragon
Humans Are Bastards
Villain Song
Stock Footage
Covers Always Lie
Calling the Old Man Out
Call-Back
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Evil-Detecting Dog
The Great Depression
Retired Badass
My God, What Have I Done?
Everyone Has Standards
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
From Bad to Worse
Genre Throwback
Spared by the Adaptation
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Fat Bastard
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What Happened to the Mouse?
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From Nobody to Nightmare
Never My Fault
Enemy Mine
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Hypocrite
Shout-Out
Death Seeker
Authority Equals Asskicking
Creator Cameo
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Vampire Fiction
The Hero Dies
Only a Flesh Wound
Slasher Movie
More Dakka
Disproportionate Retribution
Despair Event Horizon
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Brainless Beauty
Darker and Edgier
The Ghost
'80s Hair
The Lancer
Bound and Gagged
Credits Gag
Token Minority
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
The Cameo
Last-Name Basis
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Genre Savvy
Cat Fight
Fanservice
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Rule of Three
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She's Got Legs
Crazy-Prepared
Australian Movies
Hate Sink
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Big Bad Duumvirate
Corpsing
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Due to the Dead
Cool Old Lady
Determinator
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Attempted Rape
Documentary
Belligerent Sexual Tension
The Mafia
Boom, Headshot!
Red Right Hand
After the End
Market-Based Title
The Bully
Back from the Dead
Jerkass Has a Point
Room Full of Crazy
Nothing Is Scarier
Twist Ending
Funny Foreigner
Slasher Smile
Driven to Suicide
Sir Swears-a-Lot
As the Good Book Says...
Music Stories
Laser-Guided Karma
Mr. Fanservice
HeelFace Turn
Villain Opening Scene
Femme Fatale
Not Quite Dead
Badass Grandpa
Henpecked Husband
All for Nothing
Once More, with Clarity!
Fanservice Extra
Pay Evil unto Evil
Chiaroscuro
Abhorrent Admirer
Intergenerational Friendship
Big Applesauce
Broken Pedestal
Madness Mantra
Product Placement
Every Car Is a Pinto
Coming-of-Age Story
Honor Before Reason
Naked People Are Funny
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Anachronism Stew
The Bad Guy Wins
The Musical
Wrong Genre Savvy
Celebrity Paradox
One Steve Limit
Greater-Scope Villain
Stepford Smiler
Curse Cut Short
Final Girl
Took a Level in Jerkass
Distracted by the Sexy
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Only in It for the Money
Really Gets Around
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Paper-Thin Disguise
Kill 'em All
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Real Life
And I Must Scream
Early-Bird Cameo
It Can Think
Crucified Hero Shot
One-Man Army
Combat Pragmatist
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
The Smurfette Principle
Mighty Whitey
Flipping the Bird
Heroes Want Redheads
Curb-Stomp Battle
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Your Cheating Heart
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Works Set in World War II
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Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Tap on the Head
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Worthy Opponent
Mood Whiplash
Fourth Date Marriage
Bloody Hilarious
Bland-Name Product
Evil Laugh
Defrosting Ice Queen
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Determinator
Mistaken for Gay
Older Than They Look
Butt-Monkey
Reasonable Authority Figure
Drugs Are Bad
Cool Car
Didn't Think This Through
Adult Fear
Yandere
Cool Shades
Dumb Blonde
Depraved Bisexual
Never Trust a Trailer
Knife Nut
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Match Cut
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Manchild
20 Minutes into the Future
Sexy Discretion Shot
Anti-Villain
Dressing as the Enemy
Affectionate Parody
Bait-and-Switch
Soft Glass
Irony
Handicapped Badass
Bilingual Bonus
Visual Pun
All Just a Dream
What You Are in the Dark
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Obviously Evil
Daylight Horror
Disguised in Drag
Alas, Poor Villain
Call-Forward
Fan Disservice
Toplessness from the Back
Vomit Discretion Shot
Bullying a Dragon
Ghost Fiction
Blood Knight
Put on a Bus
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
It Will Never Catch On
I Have Your Wife
Running Gag
Evil Is Hammy
Hope Spot
Offscreen Teleportation
Nice Guy
Hero of Another Story
Deal with the Devil
Empathic Environment
Deliberate Values Dissonance
No Antagonist
Expository Hairstyle Change
B-Movie
Epic Fail
Light Is Not Good
As You Know
Adults Are Useless
Mind Screw
The X of Y
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Advertised Extra
Riddle for the Ages
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Chewing the Scenery
Dogged Nice Guy
Playing Gertrude
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Politically Incorrect Villain
Rousing Speech
Creative Closing Credits
Instant Death Bullet
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Historical Hero Upgrade
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Shown Their Work
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Karmic Death
Imagine Spot
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Ms. Fanservice
Catapult Nightmare
Artistic License Military
Parental Abandonment
Fingore
Took a Level in Badass
Improbable Aiming Skills
Rule of Cool
Romantic False Lead
Index of Film Westerns
Historical Villain Upgrade
Lighter and Softer
Bar Brawl
Laughing Mad
Mr. Exposition
Spiritual Successor
Heel Realization
Fish out of Water
Interrupted Suicide
Bottomless Magazines
Good Is Not Nice
Big "NO!"
Reality Is Unrealistic
Shipper on Deck
Accidental Misnaming
Straight Gay
He Who Fights Monsters
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Amusing Injuries
Badass in a Nice Suit
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Bare Your Midriff
Mythology Gag
Animal Motifs
Loads and Loads of Characters
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Only Sane Man
Film Series
Dramedy
The End... Or Is It?
Deus ex Machina
Fantasy Films
True Companions
Fiery Redhead
Race Against the Clock
Guns Akimbo
The Stoic
Animal Title Index
Up to Eleven
Superhero
Gorn
Oh, Crap!
Nice Hat
Biopic
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
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Cool Old Guy
Training Montage
The Dreaded
Say My Name
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Scary Black Man
Television Movie Index
Adaptational Heroism
Antagonist Title
Broken Aesop
Based on a True Story
Crapsack World
Scenery Porn
Freudian Excuse
Not So Stoic
No Ending
Redemption Equals Death
Pimped-Out Dress
The Sociopath
German Films
A Minor Kidroduction
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Animated Credits Opening
Zombie Stories
Outrun the Fireball
Adaptation Expansion
Green-Eyed Monster
Canon Foreigner
Brick Joke
Made of Explodium
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Body Horror
Bad Boss
And Starring
Diabolus ex Machina
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
The Smart Guy
Leave the Camera Running
Central Theme
Dull Surprise
A God Am I
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Big Bad
Wicked Cultured
Action Prologue
Gilligan Cut
"Awesome McCool" Name
Word of God
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Deadpan Snarker
Evil Brit
Scare Chord
Married to the Job
Sadistic Choice
Fun with Acronyms
Conspicuous CG
Informed Ability
All There in the Manual
Rewatch Bonus
Take a Third Option
Double-Meaning Title
And the Adventure Continues
Eldritch Abomination
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Psychological Thriller
Line-of-Sight Name
Jerk Jock
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Mercy Kill
Destination Defenestration
The Voiceless
In the Back
Villain Ball
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Artistic License Physics
Bald of Evil
The Atoner
Taking the Bullet
A Date with Rosie Palms
Science Fiction Films
Historical In-Joke
Death by Irony
Ungrateful Bastard
Contrived Coincidence
The Alleged Car
Be Careful What You Wish For
Darkest Hour
Adapted Out
Papa Wolf
Death of a Child
The Un-Reveal
Retcon
In Medias Res
Downer Ending
Grey and Gray Morality
Overly Long Gag
Death by Adaptation
Dual Wielding
Hero Antagonist
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Wham Shot
What the Hell, Hero?
An Arm and a Leg
Pragmatic Villainy
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Cruel and Unusual Death
Dirty Coward
Leitmotif
Refuge in Audacity
Sole Survivor
Plot Hole
Beware the Nice Ones
Fatal Flaw
Bi the Way
The '70s
Arc Words
Author Avatar
French Films
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Let's Get Dangerous!
The Starscream
Early Installment Weirdness
Obfuscating Stupidity
Villain with Good Publicity
Mexican Standoff
Anguished Declaration of Love
Chekhov's Skill
Cassandra Truth
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Babies Ever After
Black Best Friend
Faux Affably Evil
Soundtrack Dissonance
I Need a Freaking Drink
Dark and Troubled Past
Horror Comedy
Bloodless Carnage
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Not What It Looks Like
Captain Ersatz
He Knows Too Much
The Hero
The '80s
The Power of Love
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Camera Abuse
Overprotective Dad
The Chick
Male Frontal Nudity
Artistic License History
Creepy Child
Black Dude Dies First
Genre Shift
Grievous Bottley Harm
Eagleland
Sequel Escalation
Have a Gay Old Time
Retirony
Translation Convention
Reality Ensues
Redshirt Army
Spell My Name with an "S"
Cold-Blooded Torture
Big-Bad Ensemble
Bad "Bad Acting"
Eyepatch of Power
Film Noir Index
Police Brutality
My Beloved Smother
Dying Moment of Awesome
Video Credits
Earn Your Happy Ending
Mystery and Detective Films
Evil Plan
Cowboy Cop
Cain and Abel
Intrepid Reporter
Revenge
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Trailers Always Spoil
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Posthumous Character
Artistic License Geography
Never Found the Body
Disappeared Dad
Woman in White
Car Fu
Sassy Black Woman
Logo Joke
Adaptation Name Change
Man on Fire
Novelization
Adaptational Attractiveness
Auto Erotica
The '60s
Epic Movie
Gold Digger
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Taking You with Me
Big Damn Heroes
Cool Guns
Smoking Is Cool
Hong Kong Films
Fantastic Racism
The Lost Lenore
Shell-Shocked Veteran
The Reveal
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Hoist by His Own Petard
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Decoy Protagonist
Adaptation Distillation
Big Brother Instinct
Action Girl
Anyone Can Die
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Italian Films
Asshole Victim
Rasputinian Death
Ironic Echo
Adaptational Badass
Kill It with Fire
BFG
Non-Indicative Name
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Stuff Blowing Up
Batman Gambit
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
She Cleans Up Nicely
BrotherSister Incest
Anti-Hero
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Chekhov's Gun
Crazy Jealous Guy
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Facial Horror
Small Name, Big Ego
Dutch Angle
Russian Films
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Made of Iron
Demonic Possession
Bavarian Fire Drill
Random Events Plot
Even Evil Has Standards
N-Word Privileges
War Is Hell
Artistic License Biology
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Extremely Short Timespan
Unusual Euphemism
Abusive Parents
Hair-Trigger Temper
Sacrificial Lion
Red Herring
Comically Missing the Point
Guile Hero
Break the Cutie
Kick the Dog
Stealth Pun
Unresolved Sexual Tension
An Axe to Grind
Faking the Dead
Foregone Conclusion
Easily Forgiven
Badass Normal
Pyrrhic Victory
The Chessmaster
The Oner
Death by Sex
Recycled IN SPACE!
Psychopathic Manchild
Hollywood Law
Developing Doomed Characters
Badass Longcoat
La Résistance
Hypocritical Humor
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Evil Is Petty
In Name Only
Sequel Hook
Fatal Family Photo
Maybe Ever After
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Almost Kiss
Love at First Sight
Damsel in Distress
Not So Above It All
Fainting
Did Not Get the Girl
Missing Mom
Tagline
Those Two Guys
Ripped from the Headlines
Sinister Minister
Ass Shove
Too Dumb to Live
Artistic License Law
Stalker with a Crush
Time Skip
All There in the Script
Bury Your Gays
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Dirty Cop
Humiliation Conga
Action Survivor
Jump Scare
Off with His Head!
Catch-Phrase
Truth in Television
It's All About Me
Setting Update
Arranged Marriage
Motor Mouth
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Hollywood Darkness
The Remake
Dies Wide Open
Properly Paranoid
Same Language Dub
Awesome, but Impractical
Hidden Depths
Not So Different
Narrator
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Double Entendre
Badass Boast
Punny Name
Ship Tease
Famous Last Words
Villainous Breakdown
Apocalypse How
Author Appeal
Re-Cut
Adorkable
Implacable Man
Domestic Abuse
Important Haircut
Flashback
Serious Business
Exact Words
Gone Horribly Right
Eye Scream
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Meet Cute
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Ambiguously Gay
Face Death with Dignity
Meaningful Background Event
Aside Glance
Pragmatic Adaptation
Mama Bear
Better to Die than Be Killed
World of Ham
Vitriolic Best Buds
Super Strength
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Shower Scene
Fire-Forged Friends
Expy
Storming the Castle
Improbable Weapon User
Title Drop
Rule of Symbolism
Chekhov's Gunman
Self-Deprecation
Insane Troll Logic
Real Life Writes the Plot
Arch-Enemy
Historical-Domain Character
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Cluster F-Bomb
Air-Vent Passageway
Actually Pretty Funny
Anachronic Order
Big Eater
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Jerkass
Blatant Lies
Evil Sounds Deep
Together in Death
Neck Lift
Manipulative Bastard
Award-Bait Song
Book-Ends
Extreme Doormat
How We Got Here
Five-Man Band
Demoted to Extra
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Spanner in the Works
Gender Flip
Sports Stories
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Failed a Spot Check
Christmas Movies Index
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Red Shirt
The Quiet One
Composite Character
Eiffel Tower Effect
Karma Houdini
For Want of a Nail
Skewed Priorities
Pet the Dog
Eureka Moment
Broken Bird
The Cavalry
Becoming the Mask
An Aesop
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Take That!
Rich Bitch
Ax-Crazy
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Unreliable Narrator
Brutal Honesty
All Girls Want Bad Boys
I Did What I Had to Do
Continuity Nod
Cat Scare
Our Zombies Are Different
Star-Crossed Lovers
Wham Line
Country Matters
The Alcoholic
Blackmail
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Whole Plot Reference
Immune to Bullets
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Meaningful Echo
Sci-Fi Horror
Heroic Sacrifice
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Dissonant Serenity
Dirty Old Man
Meaningful Name
Drives Like Crazy
Children Are Innocent
Jitter Cam
Poor Communication Kills
Camp Gay
Pretty in Mink
Large Ham
The Ace
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Mooks
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Kubrick Stare
No OSHA Compliance
MayDecember Romance
Make It Look Like an Accident
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Bond Villain Stupidity
Blood from the Mouth
Artistic License Gun Safety
Bloodier and Gorier
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Male Gaze
Bond One-Liner
Adaptational Villainy
Death Glare
Tranquil Fury
Black and Gray Morality
Dark Is Not Evil
Gory Discretion Shot
Those Two Bad Guys
Woman Scorned
Improvised Weapon
Big Fancy House
Ominous Latin Chanting
FaceHeel Turn
This Is Gonna Suck
Serial Killer
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Pretty Little Headshots
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Annoying Younger Sibling
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Red Eyes, Take Warning
The Big Guy
Berserk Button
Half the Man He Used to Be
Lock and Load Montage
Groin Attack
Reality Has No Subtitles
Alliterative Name
Black Comedy
Rated M for Manly
Stylistic Suck
Loophole Abuse
Mundane Made Awesome
Beard of Evil
Evil vs. Evil
Establishing Character Moment
Ascended Extra
The Stoner
Not Using the "Z" Word
Parental Substitute
One-Word Title
Alpha Bitch
Dramatic Gun Cock
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Happily Married
Naïve Newcomer
Japanese Films
Moment Killer
Morality Pet
Bittersweet Ending
Rule of Funny
Silence Is Golden
Accidental Murder
Disney Death
Captain Obvious
Action Genre
Insult Backfire
Evil Counterpart
Villain Protagonist
Malevolent Masked Men
Only Known by Their Nickname
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
The Brute
Silent Movie
The '50s
Stealth Hi/Bye
"Shaggy Dog" Story
MacGuffin
You Killed My Father