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Drowning My Sorrows
Nothing Is Scarier
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N-Word Privileges
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Mr. Fanservice
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The Ghost
Evil vs. Evil
Composite Character
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Call-Forward
Dark Reprise
Ms. Fanservice
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What the Hell, Hero?
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Pretty in Mink
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Alas, Poor Villain
Our Vampires Are Different
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Police are Useless
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
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"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Sassy Black Woman
Dwindling Party
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Danny Peary Cult Movies List
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Demoted to Extra
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Nice Guy
Lampshade Hanging
Death Glare
Disappeared Dad
Broken Pedestal
Fun with Acronyms
Dark Is Not Evil
Villain with Good Publicity
Not So Stoic
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
I Need a Freaking Drink
Lock and Load Montage
Outrun the Fireball
Mad Scientist
Only Sane Man
She Cleans Up Nicely
Bittersweet Ending
Our Zombies Are Different
Redshirt Army
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Playing Gertrude
Drugs Are Bad
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
No Antagonist
Morality Pet
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Race Lift
The Alcoholic
Cool Shades
Fingore
Properly Paranoid
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Psychopathic Manchild
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Beware the Nice Ones
You Have Failed Me
Cluster F-Bomb
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Only One Name
Politically Incorrect Villain
Chekhov's Gunman
Unusual Euphemism
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Eldritch Abomination
Scary Black Man
Horror Comedy
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Attempted Rape
Posthumous Character
Despair Event Horizon
Enemy Mine
Only in It for the Money
Jerkass
Manchild
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The Dog Bites Back
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
One-Man Army
Central Theme
No-Sell
Tap on the Head
Dirty Old Man
Mama Bear
Disney Villain Death
Stealth Pun
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Let's Get Dangerous!
Same Language Dub
Better to Die than Be Killed
Laughing Mad
Big Fancy House
The Faceless
Motor Mouth
Rule of Three
No Celebrities Were Harmed
The Stoner
Animated Credits Opening
And Starring
For the Evulz
Accidental Misnaming
Television Movie Index
Evil Laugh
Improbable Aiming Skills
Gainax Ending
Wicked Cultured
Abusive Parents
The Lost Lenore
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Male Frontal Nudity
My Greatest Failure
What You Are in the Dark
Anti-Villain
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Hell Is That Noise
Henpecked Husband
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Curb-Stomp Battle
Sports Stories
Celebrity Paradox
Groin Attack
Spanner in the Works
Fire-Forged Friends
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Bullying a Dragon
Kill 'em All
Stealth Hi/Bye
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Cool Car
Not Quite Dead
All There in the Manual
Poor Communication Kills
The Bully
Big Eater
Big Damn Heroes
Fourth Date Marriage
A Minor Kidroduction
Dissonant Serenity
Getting Crap Past the Radar
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
The Big Guy
Arranged Marriage
Rated M for Manly
Humans Are Bastards
Dramedy
Cool Old Lady
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Freudian Excuse
"Awesome McCool" Name
Karmic Death
Room Full of Crazy
Russian Films
Pyrrhic Victory
Big Brother Instinct
Expository Hairstyle Change
Coming-of-Age Story
Action Genre
Public Domain Feature Films
Villain Opening Scene
Kids Are Cruel
Award-Bait Song
Cool Old Guy
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
My Beloved Smother
Beard of Evil
The '60s
Madness Mantra
Blood from the Mouth
Rule of Funny
Meet Cute
Foil
Real Life Writes the Plot
Deus ex Machina
Riddle for the Ages
Ironic Echo
Off with His Head!
Cassandra Truth
Gilligan Cut
Eureka Moment
Crucified Hero Shot
Bare Your Midriff
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Cat Scare
Say My Name
Not So Above It All
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Loads and Loads of Characters
Hate Sink
Blackmail
Action Girl
Arch-Enemy
Kubrick Stare
Asshole Victim
Small Name, Big Ego
Left the Background Music On
Tranquil Fury
Establishing Character Moment
Distracted by the Sexy
Dumb Blonde
The Un-Reveal
She's Got Legs
Country Matters
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
It Will Never Catch On
Married to the Job
Insult Backfire
Dressing as the Enemy
Gory Discretion Shot
Femme Fatale
Spiteful Spit
Non-Indicative Name
Unreliable Narrator
Closed Circle
Older Than They Look
Guile Hero
Deliberately Monochrome
Blatant Lies
The Chessmaster
Covers Always Lie
Badass Boast
No Ending
Retirony
Empathic Environment
Grey and Gray Morality
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Black Dude Dies First
Meaningful Echo
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Big "NO!"
Malevolent Masked Men
Novelization
The Smurfette Principle
Camp Gay
Re-Cut
Grievous Bottley Harm
Zombie Stories
Pay Evil unto Evil
Gone Horribly Right
Fan Disservice
Noodle Incident
Driven to Suicide
Twist Ending
Dark and Troubled Past
Destination Defenestration
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
The Mole
Worthy Opponent
Catapult Nightmare
Up to Eleven
The Smart Guy
Contrived Coincidence
Manly Tears
No Name Given
It Can Think
Protagonist Title
Never Found the Body
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Ax-Crazy
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Easily Forgiven
Evil Counterpart
Rich Bitch
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Suspiciously Specific Denial
The '50s
Race Against the Clock
Awesome, but Impractical
HeelFace Turn
Death by Sex
Extreme Doormat
Amoral Attorney
Instant Death Bullet
Bond Villain Stupidity
Dutch Angle
Stepford Smiler
Word of God
Auto Erotica
Rule of Cool
Mistaken for Gay
Bad "Bad Acting"
Last-Name Basis
Idiot Ball
Unresolved Sexual Tension
'80s Hair
Taking You with Me
Foreshadowing
Sequel Escalation
Major Injury Underreaction
Revenge
You Killed My Father
Gorn
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Taking the Bullet
Humiliation Conga
Badass Longcoat
Anguished Declaration of Love
Punch-Clock Villain
Mr. Exposition
In Name Only
Action Prologue
Take That!
FaceHeel Turn
Honor Before Reason
Big Bad
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
All There in the Script
Shown Their Work
Evil Is Hammy
Anachronism Stew
The Oner
Slap-Slap-Kiss
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
The Atoner
Disney Death
Due to the Dead
The Dragon
Maybe Ever After
Jump Scare
Almost Kiss
All Men Are Perverts
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Casting Gag
Adaptation Name Change
Good Is Not Nice
The '80s
Never Trust a Trailer
Title Drop
Fantastic Racism
Rasputinian Death
Annoying Younger Sibling
Sequel Hook
Italian Films
Slasher Movie
Artistic License Biology
Adaptation Distillation
Your Cheating Heart
Ripped from the Headlines
Character Development
Double-Meaning Title
Reality Has No Subtitles
Hollywood Darkness
Ghost Fiction
Cool Guns
Bar Brawl
The Hero Dies
Cat Fight
Love at First Sight
Hair-Trigger Temper
And I Must Scream
Darkest Hour
Red Shirt
Red Herring
In the Back
Self-Deprecation
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
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Historical In-Joke
Villain Song
Green-Eyed Monster
Pretty Little Headshots
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Adult Fear
The Cameo
Implacable Man
Real Life
Happily Married
Crazy Jealous Guy
Time Skip
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Fainting
Light Is Not Good
Man on Fire
Death by Irony
Lighter and Softer
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Dirty Cop
Storming the Castle
Wham Shot
BFG
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
True Companions
Military and Warfare Films
Dark Action Girl
The Casanova
The Sociopath
Car Fu
Token Minority
Eye Scream