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