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He Who Fights Monsters
Defiant to the End
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Bound and Gagged
Animal Title Index
Killed Mid-Sentence
Heroic BSoD
Not So Above It All
Becoming the Mask
A God Am I
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Earn Your Happy Ending
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Coming-of-Age Story
Christmas Movies Index
Rule of Funny
Offscreen Teleportation
Sealed Evil in a Can
Exact Words
Moment Killer
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Bloody Hilarious
Rape as Drama
Empathic Environment
Canadian Movies
Flipping the Bird
Vitriolic Best Buds
Fatal Flaw
Fantasy Films
Adaptational Badass
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Historical Hero Upgrade
Hypocrite
Bar Brawl
Foregone Conclusion
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Mood Whiplash
Parental Neglect
Karmic Death
A Father to His Men
Dark Reprise
Police are Useless
Those Wacky Nazis
Non-Indicative Name
Big Applesauce
Arch-Enemy
The Reveal
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Fanservice
Superhero
Madness Mantra
Dull Surprise
The Ditz
Not Using the "Z" Word
Hollywood Darkness
Man on Fire
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Narrator
Cool Shades
An Aesop
The Great Depression
Did Not Get the Girl
Does Not Like Shoes
Bring My Brown Pants
Martial Arts Movie
Hate Sink
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Bolivian Army Ending
Shipper on Deck
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Black Best Friend
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Retcon
Posthumous Character
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Gender Flip
Meaningful Name
Science Fiction Films
A Minor Kidroduction
Dramatic Gun Cock
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Serious Business
As You Know
Blatant Lies
Romantic Comedy
Friend to All Children
Artistic License Geography
Dissonant Serenity
All Men Are Perverts
Romantic False Lead
Age Lift
Take a Third Option
Hollywood Law
Precision F-Strike
Deconstruction
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
It's Personal
Beta Couple
Jump Scare
Bland-Name Product
Artistic License Gun Safety
Cool Car
Love at First Sight
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Scenery Porn
folderlabel
Genre Savvy
Super Strength
Put on a Bus
B-Movie
Scary Black Man
Never Found the Body
Fatal Family Photo
The Dog Bites Back
Ship Tease
Male Frontal Nudity
Developing Doomed Characters
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Evil Sounds Deep
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
All There in the Script
Artistic License History
Setting Update
The Alcoholic
Ambiguous Disorder
Armor-Piercing Question
FaceHeel Turn
The Mole
Revenge
Five-Man Band
Adaptation Dye-Job
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Fanservice Extra
Last-Name Basis
For Want of a Nail
Evil vs. Evil
Truth in Television
Small Name, Big Ego
Eagleland
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Action Survivor
Deliberately Monochrome
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Crapsack World
Evil-Detecting Dog
Irony
Happily Married
Anachronism Stew
Abusive Parents
Abhorrent Admirer
Belligerent Sexual Tension
No OSHA Compliance
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Leave the Camera Running
And I Must Scream
Gratuitous English
Spell My Name with an "S"
Gone Horribly Right
Villain Opening Scene
Car Fu
Children Are Innocent
Domestic Abuse
Jerk Jock
Our Zombies Are Different
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Token Minority
Death of a Child
All Just a Dream
Karma Houdini
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Artistic License Law
Amoral Attorney
Almost Kiss
The Atoner
Affably Evil
Horror Films
The Vamp
Mind Screw
Bloodless Carnage
Mexican Standoff
Slasher Smile
Bottomless Magazines
Amusing Injuries
The Musical
Adult Fear
MayDecember Romance
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Rewatch Bonus
Catch-Phrase
Spanner in the Works
Freudian Excuse
Running Gag
Fan Disservice
Damsel in Distress
The '60s
A Date with Rosie Palms
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Maybe Ever After
The Place
Jitter Cam
And Starring
Interrupted Suicide
Instant Death Bullet
BFG
Neck Snap
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Final Girl
German Films
Leitmotif
Worthy Opponent
Apocalypse How
Funny Background Event
All There in the Manual
Chekhov's Gunman
Those Two Guys
Married to the Job
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Beware the Nice Ones
Fantastic Racism
Tap on the Head
Diabolus ex Machina
Informed Ability
My Greatest Failure
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Dwindling Party
Brainless Beauty
Documentary
Left the Background Music On
Drugs Are Bad
Psychological Thriller
Room Full of Crazy
Destination Defenestration
Improbable Aiming Skills
Death Seeker
The Mafia
Adapted Out
Hell Is That Noise
NO INDOOR VOICE
Outrun the Fireball
Market-Based Title
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Bald of Evil
Stalker with a Crush
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Big Brother Instinct
Totally Radical
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Dirty Cop
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Butt-Monkey
Gorn
Easily Forgiven
Insane Troll Logic
Facial Horror
Heroic Sacrifice
Psychopathic Manchild
Unusual Euphemism
Obfuscating Stupidity
Bare Your Midriff
Parental Incest
Greater-Scope Villain
Together in Death
Real Life Writes the Plot
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
It Can Think
The Chessmaster
Bad Boss
Russian Films
Real Life
Loophole Abuse
La Résistance
The Load
Call-Back
War Is Hell
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
The '50s
Taking You with Me
Conspicuous CG
Drowning My Sorrows
Daddy's Girl
Fiery Redhead
One Steve Limit
Here We Go Again!
Film Noir
Obviously Evil
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Expy
Lampshade Hanging
Never Trust a Trailer
The Remake
Dirty Old Man
Ironic Echo
Epic Movie
From Bad to Worse
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
The Stinger
The '70s
Broken Pedestal
Zombie Stories
Aside Glance
Costume Porn
Evil Brit
Black Dude Dies First
Artistic License Military
Death Glare
Public Domain Feature Films
Dressing as the Enemy
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Brick Joke
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Race Lift
Call-Forward
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Establishing Character Moment
Extremely Short Timespan
Your Head A-Splode
Anyone Can Die
Male Gaze
Chase Scene
Wicked Cultured
Demoted to Extra
Deadpan Snarker
The Big Guy
Never My Fault
Papa Wolf
Would Hit a Girl
Eldritch Abomination
Red Shirt
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Gold Digger
Cool Old Guy
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Adaptational Heroism
Retirony
Hair-Trigger Temper
The Alleged Car
Determinator
Music Stories
Gory Discretion Shot
Good Is Not Nice
In Name Only
Woman Scorned
Rule of Cool
Make It Look Like an Accident
Police Brutality
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Race Against the Clock
Slasher Movie
Mundane Made Awesome
Cain and Abel
Overly Long Gag
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Genre Shift
Not So Different
Visual Pun
Adults Are Useless
Blackmail
N-Word Privileges
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Took a Level in Badass
Villain Ball
Honor Before Reason
An Arm and a Leg
Comically Missing the Point
Up to Eleven
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Riddle for the Ages
Tempting Fate
Beard of Evil
Animated Credits Opening
Time Skip
Imagine Spot
Meaningful Background Event
Central Theme
Villain Protagonist
Chiaroscuro
Sassy Black Woman
The Casanova
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Failed a Spot Check
Everyone Has Standards
Bilingual Bonus
Drives Like Crazy
The Cameo
Improbable Weapon User
Soft Glass
Hope Spot
Evil Is Hammy
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Insult Backfire
Anachronic Order
Retired Badass
Hero Antagonist
Foreshadowing
Only Sane Man
Heroes Want Redheads
Spiteful Spit
Cowboy Cop
Ass Shove
Attempted Rape
Undying Loyalty
Affectionate Parody
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Bury Your Gays
Made of Explodium
MacGuffin
Sexy Discretion Shot
Anguished Declaration of Love
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Nice Guy
Italian Films
More Dakka
Idiot Ball
The Oner
Eureka Moment
Rousing Speech
Villain Song
Death by Sex
Pretty in Mink
Big Bad
Trailers Always Spoil
Wham Line
Despair Event Horizon
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Implacable Man
Pretty Little Headshots
Badass Grandpa
The Cavalry
Neck Lift
Artistic License Physics
Fish out of Water
The Ace
Show Within a Show
Badass Longcoat
Not So Stoic
Oh, Crap!
Award-Bait Song
Ms. Fanservice
Evil Is Petty
Rasputinian Death
Parental Substitute
How We Got Here
Love Triangle
The Hero
Foil
Mythology Gag
Lighter and Softer
Big "NO!"
It Will Never Catch On
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Historical In-Joke
Off with His Head!
Plucky Comic Relief
Heel Realization
All for Nothing
Intrepid Reporter
Antagonist Title
Stealth Hi/Bye
Curse Cut Short
Demonic Possession
Whole Plot Reference
Pragmatic Adaptation
Disappeared Dad
Hidden Depths
Humans Are Bastards
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Accidental Misnaming
Air-Vent Passageway
Big-Bad Ensemble
Pet the Dog
Only Known by Their Nickname
I Need a Freaking Drink
Adorkable
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
No Ending
Guile Hero
Adaptational Attractiveness
Sacrificial Lion
Match Cut
Stealth Pun
Alliterative Name
Advertised Extra
Cat Fight
Disproportionate Retribution
Dutch Angle
Creator Cameo
Those Two Bad Guys
Darkest Hour
Mr. Fanservice
Eye Scream
Big Bad Duumvirate
Same Language Dub
20 Minutes into the Future
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Shirtless Scene
Badass Boast
Playing Gertrude
Tagline
Smoking Is Cool
Bond Villain Stupidity
Authority Equals Asskicking
The Bully
Cloudcuckoolander
Character Development
Dark Is Not Evil
Actually Pretty Funny
Cassandra Truth
Black Comedy Rape
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Stuff Blowing Up
Batman Gambit
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Shower Scene
Pyrrhic Victory
Parental Abandonment
Bait-and-Switch
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Black and Gray Morality
Self-Deprecation
Gainax Ending
Large Ham
Sequel Hook
Badass Normal
Expository Hairstyle Change
Berserk Button
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
The Smurfette Principle
Vomit Discretion Shot
Covers Always Lie
Kids Are Cruel
Rich Bitch
Not Quite Dead
Our Vampires Are Different
Kick the Dog
Stylistic Suck
Logo Joke
She's Got Legs
Pragmatic Villainy
The Bad Guy Wins
Alas, Poor Villain
From Nobody to Nightmare
French Films
An Axe to Grind
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Adaptation Distillation
Big Eater
Word of God
No-Sell
The Dragon
Australian Movies
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Crazy-Prepared
Author Avatar
Henpecked Husband
The Starscream
Death by Irony
Index of Film Westerns
Fingore
Serial Killer
The Lost Lenore
Accidental Murder
Wretched Hive
The Un-Reveal
The Quiet One
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Hong Kong Films
Older Than They Look
True Companions
Dramatic Irony
Enemy Mine
Random Events Plot
In Medias Res
Properly Paranoid
The Power of Love
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Ghost Fiction
Driven to Suicide
Broken Bird
Bad "Bad Acting"
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
She Cleans Up Nicely
What Happened to the Mouse?
Kubrick Stare
Jerkass
Camera Abuse
Crucified Hero Shot
Let's Get Dangerous!
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Say My Name
Dumb Blonde
The '80s
Bi the Way
Laughing Mad
Big Damn Heroes
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Redemption Equals Death
Biopic
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Bloodier and Gorier
Downer Ending
What the Hell, Hero?
Creepy Child
Loads and Loads of Characters
Mystery and Detective Films
Fate Worse than Death
And the Adventure Continues
The Film of the Book
Funny Foreigner
Re-Cut
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Twist Ending
Wham Shot
Line-of-Sight Name
Major Injury Underreaction
What You Are in the Dark
Green-Eyed Monster
Black Comedy
Face Death with Dignity
Naïve Newcomer
Blood from the Mouth
Mama Bear
Hypocritical Humor
Recycled IN SPACE!
Homage
Bullying a Dragon
Badass in a Nice Suit
Mad Scientist
Spared by the Adaptation
Dramedy
Dark and Troubled Past
Meet Cute
Body Horror
Dogged Nice Guy
Sci-Fi Horror
Manly Tears
As the Good Book Says...
Reasonable Authority Figure
Star-Crossed Lovers
Curb-Stomp Battle
Fire-Forged Friends
Darker and Edgier
Department of Redundancy Department
The Hero Dies
Slashed Throat
Paper-Thin Disguise
Disguised in Drag
Television Movie Index
Agony of the Feet
Only a Flesh Wound
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Only in It for the Money
Action Prologue
Country Matters
"Awesome McCool" Name
Redshirt Army
Fourth Date Marriage
Framing Device
Cat Scare
Villain with Good Publicity
Cool Guns
Shown Their Work
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Bond One-Liner
Double-Meaning Title
Continuity Nod
Too Dumb to Live
It's All About Me
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Femme Fatale
Light Is Not Good
Video Credits
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
timeperiod
Cold-Blooded Torture
Title Drop
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
World of Ham
Actor Allusion
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Defrosting Ice Queen
Ambiguously Gay
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Dual Wielding
Break the Cutie
Yandere
After the End
Nothing Is Scarier
Ambiguous Ending
Due to the Dead
Kill 'em All
Combat Pragmatist
Nice Hat
Sadistic Choice
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Naked People Are Funny
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Credits Gag
Fat Bastard
Silence Is Golden
Adaptation Expansion
Storming the Castle
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Casting Gag
Gilligan Cut
Arranged Marriage
Bavarian Fire Drill
Badass Bookworm
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Psycho for Hire
Mugging the Monster
Closed Circle
The Voiceless
Chekhov's Gun
Annoying Younger Sibling
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Card-Carrying Villain
Contrived Coincidence
Cluster F-Bomb
Once More, with Clarity!
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Flashback
Fake Shemp
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Composite Character
Half the Man He Used to Be
Knight Templar
Toplessness from the Back
Genre Throwback
Grey and Gray Morality
Deus ex Machina
Does This Remind You of Anything?
The Lancer
The Chick
Refuge in Audacity
Boom, Headshot!
Works Set in World War II
Arc Words
Break the Haughty
Deal with the Devil
Canon Foreigner
He Knows Too Much
This Is Gonna Suck
Stepford Smiler
Motor Mouth
One-Word Title
Made of Iron
Knife Nut
Sports Stories
HeelFace Turn
Fainting
Vampire Fiction
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Rule of Symbolism
Sequel Escalation
Mistaken for Gay
Smug Snake
Captain Obvious
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Humiliation Conga
Red Right Hand
Tranquil Fury
Based on a True Story
Missing Mom
Malevolent Masked Men
The Stoic
No Antagonist
Artistic License Biology
Novelization
You Have Failed Me
The X of Y
The Faceless
Pay Evil unto Evil
Every Car Is a Pinto
Straight Gay
Dirty Coward
Faux Affably Evil
Improvised Weapon
Author Appeal
Eiffel Tower Effect
Action Girl
Monumental Damage
Even Evil Has Standards
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Mooks
Anti-Hero
Intergenerational Friendship
I Did What I Had to Do
Wrong Genre Savvy
Your Cheating Heart
Shout-Out
Early-Bird Cameo
Death by Adaptation
Product Placement
Would Hurt a Child
Important Haircut
Noodle Incident
The Stoner
Ascended Extra
Protagonist Title
Blood Knight
No Name Given
I Have Your Wife
Camp Gay
Laser-Guided Karma
In the Back
Really Gets Around
Groin Attack
Chewing the Scenery
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Politically Incorrect Villain
Hoist by His Own Petard
Bittersweet Ending
Meaningful Echo
Better to Die than Be Killed
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Sanity Slippage
The Sociopath
Depraved Bisexual
Eyepatch of Power
Manipulative Bastard
Captain Ersatz
Dark Action Girl
Take That!
Fun with Acronyms
Morality Pet
Crazy Jealous Guy
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Auto Erotica
Not What It Looks Like
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Vacation Films
Mr. Exposition
Alpha Bitch
Extreme Doormat
Sole Survivor
Film Noir Index
Disney Villain Death
Adaptation Name Change
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Catapult Nightmare
Mighty Whitey
Brutal Honesty
Only One Name
Manchild
Reality Has No Subtitles
Cool Old Lady
Handicapped Badass
Didn't Think This Through
Punny Name
Ominous Latin Chanting
Famous Last Words
Broken Aesop
Spiritual Successor
'80s Hair
Historical-Domain Character
Anti-Villain
Reality Is Unrealistic
Ungrateful Bastard
Plot Hole
Frame-Up
Historical Villain Upgrade
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Adaptational Villainy
Japanese Films
Be Careful What You Wish For
Ripped from the Headlines
Taking the Bullet
Sinister Minister
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Guns Akimbo
Poor Communication Kills
Rated M for Manly
Reckless Gun Usage
Creative Closing Credits
BrotherSister Incest
Dying Moment of Awesome
British Films
Thriller
Have a Gay Old Time
Evil Laugh
Celebrity Paradox
Villainous Breakdown
The Smart Guy
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
For the Evulz
Scenery Gorn
I'm a Humanitarian
Overprotective Dad
Dies Wide Open
Silent Movie
Pimped-Out Dress
My God, What Have I Done?
Corpsing
Animal Motifs
Evil Plan
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Calling the Old Man Out
Rule of Three
The '90s
Daylight Horror
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Asshole Victim
Lock and Load Montage
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Babies Ever After
Immune to Bullets
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Translation Convention
Epic Fail
Woman in White
Faking the Dead
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Took a Level in Jerkass
Hero of Another Story
Double Entendre
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Grievous Bottley Harm
Soundtrack Dissonance
The Dreaded
Red Herring
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Action Genre
Unreliable Narrator
Back from the Dead
Punch-Clock Villain
Stock Footage
Early Installment Weirdness
Disney Death
Scare Chord
Big Fancy House
Chekhov's Skill
Evil Counterpart
Ax-Crazy
Kill It with Fire
Distracted by the Sexy
The Ghost
One-Man Army
Horror Comedy
Training Montage
Film Series
Skewed Priorities
The Brute
As Himself
Awesome, but Impractical
Book-Ends
Mercy Kill
Cruel and Unusual Death
Military and Warfare Films
The End... Or Is It?
You Killed My Father
Betty and Veronica
Decoy Protagonist
Jerkass Has a Point
Get Out!
My Beloved Smother
Bowdlerise
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