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