Tropescilloscope: Peek-a-Boo Corpse
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Enemy Mine
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Almost Kiss
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Really Gets Around
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Would Hit a Girl
Good Is Not Nice
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Truth in Television
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BrotherSister Incest
Bullying a Dragon
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Combat Pragmatist
Only One Name
Spanner in the Works
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Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
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Older Than They Look
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All There in the Manual
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I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
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Names to Run Away from Really Fast
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Man on Fire
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I Have Your Wife
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Our Zombies Are Different
Made of Iron
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Get Out!
The Chick
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Heroes Want Redheads
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As You Know
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Woman Scorned
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No Ending
Up to Eleven
Once More, with Clarity!
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Historical-Domain Character
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Chewing the Scenery
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The X of Y
Driven to Suicide
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No Antagonist
Parental Abandonment
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Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Made of Explodium
Air-Vent Passageway
Camp Gay
Cold-Blooded Torture
Drugs Are Bad
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Closed Circle
Sacrificial Lion
Abhorrent Admirer
Central Theme
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Mr. Fanservice
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Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
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Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
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Star-Crossed Lovers
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Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Face Death with Dignity
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Implacable Man
Disproportionate Retribution
Drives Like Crazy
The Musical
Does This Remind You of Anything?
The Stoner
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Distracted by the Sexy
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Anyone Can Die
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Red Oni, Blue Oni
Evil Counterpart
Biopic
The Dreaded
Take a Third Option
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Bury Your Gays
The Dragon
Big Bad
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"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Big-Bad Ensemble
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Lampshade Hanging
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Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
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Bottomless Magazines
The Dog Bites Back
Foil
Put on a Bus
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
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Love at First Sight
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You Killed My Father
Riddle for the Ages
Redemption Equals Death
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Cassandra Truth
FaceHeel Turn
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Police are Useless
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La Résistance
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Word of God
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
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Death by Sex
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Poor Communication Kills
Meet Cute
Demoted to Extra
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Index of Film Westerns
Covers Always Lie
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Shout-Out
Recycled IN SPACE!
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Hero of Another Story
Mythology Gag
Big "NO!"
The Atoner
Crazy-Prepared
Alas, Poor Villain
The Big Guy
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Improbable Weapon User
The Stoic
Calling the Old Man Out
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Outrun the Fireball
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Killed Mid-Sentence
Even Evil Has Standards
Loads and Loads of Characters
Stealth Hi/Bye
In Medias Res
How We Got Here
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Redshirt Army
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aka: Infant Immortality
An Arm and a Leg
Dying Moment of Awesome
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
No Name Given
Manchild
The Cavalry
Chekhov's Skill
Animated Credits Opening
Reality Has No Subtitles
Television Movie Index
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Sinister Minister
Laser-Guided Karma
Sanity Slippage
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Dirty Old Man
Bald of Evil
Twist Ending
What Happened to the Mouse?
Fire-Forged Friends
Obviously Evil
Villain Ball
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Faking the Dead
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Sadistic Choice
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Fun with Acronyms
Retirony
Intergenerational Friendship
Zombie Stories
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Wham Shot
Pay Evil unto Evil
Dull Surprise
Back from the Dead
Sequel Escalation
Mighty Whitey
The Casanova
Fanservice Extra
NO INDOOR VOICE
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Let's Get Dangerous!
Fatal Flaw
Woman in White
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
I Did What I Had to Do
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Expy
Rule of Cool
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Race Lift
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Line-of-Sight Name
Would Hurt a Child
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Never Trust a Trailer
Punch-Clock Villain
Meaningful Echo
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The Ace
Evil Brit
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Red Shirt
All Girls Want Bad Boys
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World of Ham
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Off-into-the-Distance Ending
"Awesome McCool" Name
Frame-Up
Anti-Hero
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Pet the Dog
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Sports Stories
Intrepid Reporter
Adaptation Name Change
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Does Not Like Shoes
Mistaken for Gay
Famous Last Words
Those Wacky Nazis
Diabolus ex Machina
Non-Indicative Name
Romantic Comedy
Not Quite Dead
Sealed Evil in a Can
Villain Song
Rewatch Bonus
Cool Old Lady
Cool Shades
Evil-Detecting Dog
He Knows Too Much
Adorkable
All Men Are Perverts
Super Strength
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
German Films
Amoral Attorney
Undying Loyalty
French Films
Music Stories
Artistic License Law
Final Girl
Idiot Ball
The Stinger
Totally Radical
Agony of the Feet
True Companions
Chiaroscuro
As the Good Book Says...
Your Head A-Splode
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
The Quiet One
BFG
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Ax-Crazy
It's All About Me
Mood Whiplash
Male Frontal Nudity
Red Right Hand
Alliterative Name
Auto Erotica
Mexican Standoff
Eye Scream
Monumental Damage
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Informed Ability
Green-Eyed Monster
Cool Guns
Grievous Bottley Harm
Heroic BSoD
Love Triangle
Blood from the Mouth
Sassy Black Woman
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Ambiguous Disorder
Deus ex Machina
The Film of the Book
Based on a True Story
Hypocrite
Dogged Nice Guy
Taking You with Me
Hero Antagonist
The Smart Guy
Deadpan Snarker
Gory Discretion Shot
An Axe to Grind
Interrupted Suicide
Important Haircut
A God Am I
Improvised Weapon
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Aside Glance
Refuge in Audacity
Only in It for the Money
A Minor Kidroduction
Due to the Dead
Arranged Marriage
Brutal Honesty
Slasher Movie
Evil vs. Evil
Epic Fail
Epic Movie
The Smurfette Principle
Anachronic Order
Punny Name
The Mole
Cat Fight
Ambiguously Gay
The Cameo
Bad Boss
Friend to All Children
Video Credits
Department of Redundancy Department
Mercy Kill
Kill It with Fire
Whole Plot Reference
Bloodless Carnage
Australian Movies
Malevolent Masked Men
Parental Neglect
Captain Obvious
Belligerent Sexual Tension
The Chessmaster
One-Man Army
Chekhov's Gun
A Father to His Men
Ship Tease
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Blood Knight
Developing Doomed Characters
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Same Language Dub
Half the Man He Used to Be
Depraved Bisexual
Groin Attack
A Date with Rosie Palms
Have a Gay Old Time
Flashback
Offscreen Teleportation
Ascended Extra
Crapsack World
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Insult Backfire
Villain Opening Scene
Evil Sounds Deep
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Knight Templar
Naked People Are Funny
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Only a Flesh Wound
Composite Character
Politically Incorrect Villain
Film Series
Spiritual Successor
Better to Die than Be Killed
Action Survivor
Deconstruction
Those Two Guys
Rated M for Manly
Expository Hairstyle Change
Irony
Bi the Way
Honor Before Reason
Beard of Evil
Cowboy Cop
Continuity Nod
Despair Event Horizon
Pretty in Mink
Oh, Crap!
Trailers Always Spoil
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Historical Hero Upgrade
Cat Scare
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Dual Wielding
Death of a Child
Accidental Misnaming
Overprotective Dad
Those Two Bad Guys
Badass in a Nice Suit
Immune to Bullets
Arch-Enemy