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