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Blood from the Mouth
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Pay Evil unto Evil
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I Have Your Wife
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The Un-Favourite
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After the End
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Didn't Think This Through
Older Than They Look
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Wham Line
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Call-Forward
A Minor Kidroduction
Coming-of-Age Story
Half the Man He Used to Be
Handicapped Badass
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Pet the Dog
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Villain with Good Publicity
An Axe to Grind
Establishing Character Moment
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Evil Brit
Dies Wide Open
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Earn Your Happy Ending
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Leave the Camera Running
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Covers Always Lie
How We Got Here
Immune to Bullets
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Brainless Beauty
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Dressing as the Enemy
Awesome, but Impractical
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All There in the Script
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Children Are Innocent
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Shipper on Deck
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Getting Crap Past the Radar
Toplessness from the Back
Corpsing
Honor Before Reason
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Never Trust a Trailer
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Psycho for Hire
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"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Riddle for the Ages
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
The Casanova
Rape as Drama
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Neck Snap
Here We Go Again!
FaceHeel Turn
Made of Explodium
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Obviously Evil
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Defiant to the End
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As the Good Book Says...
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Rousing Speech
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I Did What I Had to Do
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Shut Up, Hannibal!
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Hell Is That Noise
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Rule of Funny
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
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Pretty in Mink
Made of Iron
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War Is Hell
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Mistaken for Gay
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Death by Irony
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Ripped from the Headlines
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In Medias Res
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What You Are in the Dark
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The Place
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
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Would Hurt a Child
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Drugs Are Bad
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Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
The '50s
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Room Full of Crazy
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Translation Convention
Sassy Black Woman
My God, What Have I Done?
Based on a True Story
Naked People Are Funny
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
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Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
She Cleans Up Nicely
Abusive Parents
Tap on the Head
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Hero of Another Story
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For Want of a Nail
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Failed a Spot Check
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Punny Name
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In the Back
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Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
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Bullying a Dragon
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Tempting Fate
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Asshole Victim
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
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Evil Laugh
Mugging the Monster
No-Sell
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Protagonist Title
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Affably Evil
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Idiot Ball
Bald of Evil
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
This Is Gonna Suck
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Driven to Suicide
Camp Gay
Facial Horror
MayDecember Romance
Plot Hole
Armor-Piercing Question
Vitriolic Best Buds
Adapted Out
Cat Fight
Only in It for the Money
Fat Bastard
Not Quite Dead
Cold-Blooded Torture
Hoist by His Own Petard
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Artistic License Biology
Death Seeker
One-Word Title
Daylight Horror
Sole Survivor
Broken Pedestal
Bi the Way
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Depraved Bisexual
Off with His Head!
Morality Pet
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Hollywood Law
The Big Guy
Exact Words
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Damsel in Distress
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Hollywood Darkness
What the Hell, Hero?
Costume Porn
One Steve Limit
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Diabolus ex Machina
Mooks
La Résistance
The Chick
Catapult Nightmare
Eagleland
One-Man Army
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Refuge in Audacity
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Spiritual Successor
Fatal Family Photo
Five-Man Band
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Ghost Fiction
Cool Shades
Gainax Ending
Shower Scene
Evil Is Petty
Spell My Name with an "S"
Precision F-Strike
Pragmatic Villainy
Lighter and Softer
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Man on Fire
The Quiet One
Tranquil Fury
Even Evil Has Standards
Blatant Lies
Fingore
Comically Missing the Point
Reality Has No Subtitles
Last-Name Basis
Biopic
Authority Equals Asskicking
Missing Mom
World of Ham
Red Right Hand
Sanity Slippage
Big Bad Duumvirate
Pretty Little Headshots
Crazy-Prepared
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Friend to All Children
Once More, with Clarity!
Captain Obvious
Jerk Jock
Too Dumb to Live
Stealth Hi/Bye
Destination Defenestration
Dying Moment of Awesome
Took a Level in Jerkass
Ms. Fanservice
Adaptational Badass
The Dragon
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
A God Am I
Adaptation Name Change
Parental Neglect
Cat Scare
Ironic Echo
Alliterative Name
It's All About Me
Small Name, Big Ego
Accidental Murder
Artistic License Gun Safety
Flipping the Bird
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Dual Wielding
Mexican Standoff
The Load
Sequel Hook
Author Avatar
Eureka Moment
Evil vs. Evil
Posthumous Character
Big "NO!"
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Credits Gag
Big Damn Heroes
Paper-Thin Disguise
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Offscreen Teleportation
Zombie Stories
Happily Married
The Film of the Book
Adaptation Distillation
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Pragmatic Adaptation
In Name Only
Dull Surprise
Break the Haughty
20 Minutes into the Future
Artistic License History
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Only a Flesh Wound
Lock and Load Montage
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Ambiguous Ending
Rasputinian Death
Country Matters
Hope Spot
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Dirty Old Man
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Composite Character
Novelization
Action Genre
Cool Car
Dirty Cop
Love Triangle
Twist Ending
Department of Redundancy Department
Redshirt Army
Crucified Hero Shot
Big Brother Instinct
Body Horror
The Lancer
Adaptation Dye-Job
Take a Third Option
Monumental Damage
Big Fancy House
Demonic Possession
Take That!
Silent Movie
Amusing Injuries
Totally Radical
Badass Grandpa
Kill It with Fire
Black Comedy Rape
Outrun the Fireball
Vacation Films
As Himself
The Bad Guy Wins
Punch-Clock Villain
It's Personal
Historical Hero Upgrade
Bavarian Fire Drill
Fate Worse than Death
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Rule of Cool
Reality Is Unrealistic
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Dutch Angle
Death Glare
Cool Old Lady
Alpha Bitch
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Eiffel Tower Effect
Christmas Movies Index
Foregone Conclusion
Guile Hero
Parental Substitute
Insistent Terminology
Serious Business
Only Sane Man
Let's Get Dangerous!
Wicked Cultured
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Redemption Equals Death
The Alcoholic
Knife Nut
Beta Couple
The Dreaded
Time Skip
Genre Savvy
Imagine Spot
The Ghost
Black and Gray Morality
Woman in White
Sadistic Choice
No Name Given
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Big Bad
Attempted Rape
Bond One-Liner
Taking You with Me
Retirony
Accidental Misnaming
All There in the Manual
Camera Abuse
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Music Stories
Neck Lift
Catch-Phrase
Self-Deprecation
Adaptational Villainy
Kubrick Stare
Unusual Euphemism
Mythology Gag
'80s Hair
Boom, Headshot!
Curse Cut Short
Deal with the Devil
Non-Indicative Name
Face Death with Dignity
Eyepatch of Power
Really Gets Around
Red Shirt
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Animal Title Index
Maybe Ever After
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Overprotective Dad
Jitter Cam
British Films
Betty and Veronica
The Chessmaster
Animated Credits Opening
Star-Crossed Lovers
Bloodless Carnage
Jerkass
The Vamp
Abhorrent Admirer
Henpecked Husband
Thriller
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Evil Sounds Deep
Big Applesauce
Adorkable
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Japanese Films
Famous Last Words
Poor Communication Kills
Badass Boast
Gold Digger
Rule of Three
Humiliation Conga
Domestic Abuse
Truth in Television
Darkest Hour
Evil Plan
Annoying Younger Sibling
Scare Chord
Frame-Up
Never Found the Body
Drowning My Sorrows
Freudian Excuse
The Sociopath
Not So Different
Revenge
Death by Sex
Chiaroscuro
Dumb Blonde
Obfuscating Stupidity
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Meet Cute
Worthy Opponent
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Becoming the Mask
Make It Look Like an Accident
Break the Cutie
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Downer Ending
Deus ex Machina
The Dog Bites Back
Demoted to Extra
Badass Longcoat
Politically Incorrect Villain
Interrupted Suicide
Villain Protagonist
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Overly Long Gag
Continuity Nod
Not Using the "Z" Word
Contrived Coincidence
You Have Failed Me
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Russian Films
Sinister Minister
He Who Fights Monsters
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
No Ending
Due to the Dead
Creative Closing Credits
Mercy Kill
Real Life
Epic Fail
Faking the Dead
The Power of Love
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Actor Allusion
Market-Based Title
Undying Loyalty
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Better to Die than Be Killed
Adults Are Useless
Kids Are Cruel
Meaningful Echo
Crazy Jealous Guy
Product Placement
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Scenery Porn
Anachronic Order
Parental Abandonment
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Karma Houdini
Bound and Gagged
All for Nothing
The Cavalry
Took a Level in Badass
Broken Bird
Bloody Hilarious
Action Prologue
And the Adventure Continues
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Informed Ability
Chewing the Scenery
The Oner
Film Noir Index
Psychopathic Manchild
French Films
True Companions
Improbable Weapon User
Bait-and-Switch
Ominous Latin Chanting
Gory Discretion Shot
Evil Is Hammy
The Brute
Love at First Sight
Married to the Job
Stylistic Suck
Major Injury Underreaction
N-Word Privileges
Logo Joke
Your Cheating Heart
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Malevolent Masked Men
Curb-Stomp Battle
Extremely Short Timespan
Fiery Redhead
An Arm and a Leg
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Slashed Throat
Rewatch Bonus
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Daddy's Girl
Anti-Hero
BrotherSister Incest
Stuff Blowing Up
Narrator
Documentary
Film Noir
Empathic Environment
Killed Mid-Sentence
Villain Ball
Advertised Extra
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Back from the Dead
Stepford Smiler
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Gratuitous English
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Important Haircut
Cluster F-Bomb
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Dark Is Not Evil
Action Girl
Police Brutality
He Knows Too Much
Meaningful Name
The '70s
Anyone Can Die
Mind Screw
Rich Bitch
Our Zombies Are Different
The Bully
Horror Comedy
Dark and Troubled Past
Manchild
Karmic Death
Beard of Evil
Real Life Writes the Plot
Horror Films
Deadpan Snarker
Chase Scene
Retcon
Reckless Gun Usage
Same Language Dub
Fanservice
Early-Bird Cameo
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Setting Update
Chekhov's Skill
The Smurfette Principle
Word of God
Batman Gambit
Red Herring
Bottomless Magazines
Evil Counterpart
Enemy Mine
The '60s
Video Credits
Expository Hairstyle Change
Romantic Comedy
Black Best Friend
Spanner in the Works
The Stoic
Broken Aesop
Artistic License Law
Humans Are Bastards
BFG
Ambiguously Gay
Faux Affably Evil
Trailers Always Spoil
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Genre Shift
Villainous Breakdown
Fantastic Racism
The Mole
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Call-Back
Police are Useless
Extreme Doormat
Closed Circle
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Blood Knight
Together in Death
Greater-Scope Villain
Double Entendre
Badass Bookworm
Sacrificial Lion
Only One Name
Rule of Symbolism
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Apocalypse How
Bring My Brown Pants