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