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Hong Kong Films
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
The Hero
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Cruel and Unusual Death
Bloody Hilarious
French Films
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Creator Cameo
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
I Have Your Wife
Based on a True Story
Scary Black Man
Earn Your Happy Ending
Guile Hero
War Is Hell
Tagline
In the Back
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Video Credits
Non-Indicative Name
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Corpsing
The Power of Love
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Police are Useless
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Last-Name Basis
Black and Gray Morality
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Intrepid Reporter
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Sir Swears-a-Lot
Sequel Escalation
Hero Antagonist
Determinator
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Red Herring
Oh, Crap!
It Will Never Catch On
The Ace
One-Word Title
Spell My Name with an "S"
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Wretched Hive
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The Bad Guy Wins
Get Out!
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Dwindling Party
Would Hit a Girl
Friend to All Children
Older Than They Look
Genre Throwback
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Adaptational Villainy
Evil Is Hammy
Big-Bad Ensemble
Betty and Veronica
Rule of Symbolism
Auto Erotica
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Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Not What It Looks Like
Villainous Breakdown
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Only in It for the Money
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I Need a Freaking Drink
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Adults Are Useless
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Does This Remind You of Anything?
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No Celebrities Were Harmed
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Heroes Want Redheads
Off with His Head!
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Pretty in Mink
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Chekhov's Skill
The Un-Reveal
It Can Think
Not So Above It All
Death of a Child
Becoming the Mask
Kill It with Fire
Antagonist Title
Unreliable Narrator
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Knife Nut
Kubrick Stare
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Awesome, but Impractical
Drowning My Sorrows
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Badass Normal
Sanity Slippage
Faux Affably Evil
Genre Savvy
And I Must Scream
Disguised in Drag
Race Lift
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Male Gaze
The Hero Dies
Historical Hero Upgrade
Self-Deprecation
The '70s
Martial Arts Movie
Anti-Hero
Artistic License Military
Bullying a Dragon
Mystery and Detective Films
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Frame-Up
Deconstruction
Everyone Has Standards
Show Within a Show
Australian Movies
Amusing Injuries
Scenery Porn
Calling the Old Man Out
Be Careful What You Wish For
Fantastic Racism
Evil Sounds Deep
Would Hurt a Child
The End... Or Is It?
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Spiritual Successor
Index of Film Westerns
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Back from the Dead
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
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Japanese Films
Victoria's Secret Compartment
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Red Eyes, Take Warning
Together in Death
Pay Evil unto Evil
The Great Depression
Cat Scare
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Crapsack World
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Not Quite Dead
Contrived Coincidence
The Voiceless
Have a Gay Old Time
Heroic BSoD
Drugs Are Bad
Daddy's Girl
Psycho for Hire
Final Girl
All Just a Dream
Kick the Dog
Bare Your Midriff
Flashback
Dark Is Not Evil
Light Is Not Good
Gorn
Once More, with Clarity!
Cold-Blooded Torture
Batman Gambit
Riddle for the Ages
Mr. Exposition
Pyrrhic Victory
Race Against the Clock
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Smug Snake
Loads and Loads of Characters
Rousing Speech
Historical-Domain Character
Facial Horror
For Want of a Nail
Asshole Victim
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Sassy Black Woman
Every Car Is a Pinto
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Took a Level in Jerkass
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Fiery Redhead
Mr. Fanservice
Bi the Way
Paper-Thin Disguise
Too Dumb to Live
Eyepatch of Power
Age Lift
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Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Vacation Films
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Gilligan Cut
Funny Foreigner
Ironic Echo
Bland-Name Product
Make It Look Like an Accident
Match Cut
My God, What Have I Done?
Authority Equals Asskicking
Manchild
Red Right Hand
Celebrity Paradox
Gory Discretion Shot
Evil Counterpart
Shown Their Work
Mama Bear
A God Am I
Manipulative Bastard
Chase Scene
Adaptational Heroism
Humans Are Bastards
Tempting Fate
Biopic
Poor Communication Kills
Broken Aesop
Bloodless Carnage
Rape as Drama
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Russian Films
Rewatch Bonus
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Big Bad
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Death Glare
My Beloved Smother
Anachronic Order
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Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Slashed Throat
Defrosting Ice Queen
For the Evulz
Wicked Cultured
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Jerk Jock
The Ghost
As Himself
Fire-Forged Friends
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A Father to His Men
Noodle Incident
Rule of Cool
Papa Wolf
Only Known by Their Nickname
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How We Got Here
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20 Minutes into the Future
Interrupted Suicide
Overprotective Dad
You Have Failed Me
Christmas Movies Index
The Place
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Sinister Minister
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Bilingual Bonus
Dressing as the Enemy
Jerkass Has a Point
As the Good Book Says...
Outrun the Fireball
Token Minority
Time Skip
An Arm and a Leg
Accidental Misnaming
Happily Married
Politically Incorrect Villain
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Henpecked Husband
Adaptational Badass
A Date with Rosie Palms
Corrupt Corporate Executive
No Antagonist
Parental Incest
All for Nothing
Our Zombies Are Different
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Bad "Bad Acting"
Anti-Villain
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Take a Third Option
Neck Lift
Beware the Nice Ones
Badass in a Nice Suit
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Curb-Stomp Battle
The Chessmaster
Vampire Fiction
Establishing Character Moment
Spiteful Spit
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Fatal Flaw
Evil Is Petty
Dark and Troubled Past
Cool Old Guy
Reckless Gun Usage
Central Theme
Big Damn Heroes
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Sequel Hook
True Companions
Never My Fault
Freeze-Frame Bonus
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Stealth Pun
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Destination Defenestration
Military and Warfare Films
The Reveal
Call-Back
Drives Like Crazy
Fat Bastard
After the End
Failed a Spot Check
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Protagonist Title
The X of Y
Defiant to the End
Major Injury Underreaction
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Police Brutality
Wham Line
Demonic Possession
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Apocalypse How
Mugging the Monster
Action Survivor
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Vitriolic Best Buds
Blatant Lies
Babies Ever After
Ripped from the Headlines
Evil Brit
Greater-Scope Villain
Composite Character
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Fantasy Films
Up to Eleven
Star-Crossed Lovers
Adaptation Distillation
No Ending
Fan Disservice
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Needs Wiki Magic Love
An Aesop
It's All About Me
Extreme Doormat
Framing Device
Hypocrite
Foil
Shirtless Scene
Laser-Guided Karma
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Totally Radical
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Cloudcuckoolander
Loophole Abuse
Villain Protagonist
Dual Wielding
Grievous Bottley Harm
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Arranged Marriage
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Darkest Hour
Imagine Spot
The Musical
Translation Convention
Left the Background Music On
Catapult Nightmare
Agony of the Feet
Abusive Parents
Insane Troll Logic
N-Word Privileges
Beta Couple
Bloodier and Gorier
Arch-Enemy
Foregone Conclusion
Punny Name
Award-Bait Song
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Did Not Get the Girl
Stepford Smiler
Nice Guy
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Vomit Discretion Shot
Informed Ability
Karma Houdini
Taking the Bullet
Bond Villain Stupidity
Arc Words
Insult Backfire
All There in the Manual
From Bad to Worse
Ambiguous Ending
German Films
Chekhov's Gunman
Your Cheating Heart
Immune to Bullets
Big Applesauce
Wrong Genre Savvy
Slasher Smile
Green-Eyed Monster
Important Haircut
The Smurfette Principle
Taking You with Me
Mad Scientist
Black Dude Dies First
Homage
Man on Fire
Line-of-Sight Name
Zombie Stories
Butt-Monkey
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
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Cain and Abel
Hidden Depths
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Cowboy Cop
Blackmail
Implacable Man
Blood from the Mouth
Beard of Evil
Twist Ending
The Sociopath
Disney Villain Death
Punch-Clock Villain
Unusual Euphemism
Cluster F-Bomb
Wham Shot
Ass Shove
Evil-Detecting Dog
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Badass Boast
Artistic License History
Trailers Always Spoil
The Remake
Let's Get Dangerous!
Decoy Protagonist
Dark Action Girl
Shower Scene
Epic Movie
Dirty Coward
Recycled IN SPACE!
Soundtrack Dissonance
Children Are Innocent
Room Full of Crazy
Psychological Thriller
Double-Meaning Title
Faking the Dead
Mercy Kill
The Chick
Manly Tears
Abhorrent Admirer
Mighty Whitey
Thriller
The Starscream
Kids Are Cruel
Truth in Television
Guns Akimbo
MayDecember Romance
Hair-Trigger Temper
Depraved Bisexual
Dramatic Gun Cock
Dirty Old Man
Historical In-Joke
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Eye Scream
Sci-Fi Horror
Domestic Abuse
B-Movie
Bar Brawl
The Alcoholic
She Cleans Up Nicely
Bittersweet Ending
Lock and Load Montage
The Vamp
Horror Comedy
Break the Cutie
Sealed Evil in a Can
Ambiguously Gay
Humiliation Conga
Villain with Good Publicity
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
What the Hell, Hero?
Woman in White
Took a Level in Badass
Bald of Evil
Affably Evil
Serial Killer
Rasputinian Death
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Damsel in Distress
Bond One-Liner
Action Prologue
Badass Longcoat
Italian Films
The Load
Large Ham
Genre Shift
Offscreen Teleportation
Rule of Three
Coming-of-Age Story
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Downer Ending
Action Genre
Easily Forgiven
Plot Hole
Dark Reprise
Playing Gertrude
Despair Event Horizon
Sadistic Choice
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
In Medias Res
Made of Iron
Famous Last Words
Stealth Hi/Bye
Love Triangle
Daylight Horror
Cassandra Truth
Author Appeal
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
My Greatest Failure
Alpha Bitch
Random Events Plot
Obviously Evil
Yandere
Handicapped Badass
Eiffel Tower Effect
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Science Fiction Films
Break the Haughty
Reality Ensues
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Parental Substitute
Villain Opening Scene
Fake Shemp
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Cool Old Lady
Call-Forward
Artistic License Law
Insistent Terminology
Badass Grandpa
Pet the Dog
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Put on a Bus
Big Eater
Improbable Aiming Skills
Spared by the Adaptation
What Happened to the Mouse?
The Film of the Book
Fourth Date Marriage
Bound and Gagged
Missing Mom
Disproportionate Retribution
Freudian Excuse
Jerkass
Blood Knight
The '60s
Gender Flip
Retirony
Mundane Made Awesome
Fate Worse than Death
Dumb Blonde
Accidental Murder
Black Comedy
The Stoic
Tap on the Head
Crazy Jealous Guy
She's Got Legs
An Axe to Grind
Chekhov's Gun
Not Using the "Z" Word
Anyone Can Die
Almost Kiss
Kill 'em All
Gainax Ending
Broken Bird
Only One Name
Music Stories
Pretty Little Headshots
Plucky Comic Relief
Disappeared Dad
The Quiet One
Red Shirt
Fun with Acronyms
World of Ham
Bottomless Magazines
Chiaroscuro
Evil Laugh
Deus ex Machina
Ungrateful Bastard
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Heel Realization
Leitmotif
You Killed My Father
Fainting
Retcon
Adult Fear
Action Girl
Parental Neglect
Big Bad Duumvirate
Eldritch Abomination
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Animal Motifs
Ominous Latin Chanting
Grey and Gray Morality
Adaptation Name Change
Mind Screw
Brick Joke
Obfuscating Stupidity
Stylistic Suck
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Suddenly SHOUTING!
In Name Only
Covers Always Lie
Television Movie Index
Exact Words
Actually Pretty Funny
Villain Ball
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Rated M for Manly
Early-Bird Cameo
Super Strength
Cat Fight
Black Best Friend
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Darker and Edgier
Closed Circle
HeelFace Turn
Gone Horribly Right
Tranquil Fury
Continuity Nod
Title Drop
Intergenerational Friendship
Word of God
Berserk Button
Evil Plan
Documentary
Soft Glass
Instant Death Bullet
He Knows Too Much
Laughing Mad
Love at First Sight
The Alleged Car
Bowdlerise
Shout-Out
Even Evil Has Standards
Anguished Declaration of Love
Redemption Equals Death
Meaningful Background Event
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Mistaken for Gay
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Artistic License Physics
Properly Paranoid
Romantic Comedy
Posthumous Character
Extremely Short Timespan
Never Found the Body
Aside Glance
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
The Cameo
Alliterative Name
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Fatal Family Photo
Irony
Meet Cute
Eureka Moment
Your Head A-Splode
Romantic False Lead
Pimped-Out Dress
Curse Cut Short
Comically Missing the Point
Air-Vent Passageway
Jitter Cam
Advertised Extra
Serious Business
Nothing Is Scarier
Not So Stoic
Obstructive Bureaucrat
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Sexy Discretion Shot
Card-Carrying Villain
Knight Templar
Moment Killer
Our Vampires Are Different
This Is Gonna Suck
Horror Films
Slasher Movie
Ghost Fiction
Credits Gag
The '90s
Face Death with Dignity
BFG
Artistic License Biology
Parental Abandonment
Pragmatic Adaptation
Motor Mouth
Captain Ersatz
Real Life Writes the Plot
Visual Pun
Five-Man Band
Bring My Brown Pants
And Starring
Casting Gag
Sole Survivor
Hypocritical Humor
Fingore
Annoying Younger Sibling
Overly Long Gag
Black Comedy Rape
Foreshadowing
Due to the Dead
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Same Language Dub
Bolivian Army Ending
Anachronism Stew
The Stinger
Costume Porn
Book-Ends
Distracted by the Sexy
The Brute
Storming the Castle
Idiot Ball
Broken Pedestal
Car Fu