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What the Hell, Hero?
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Never Trust a Trailer
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Hell Is That Noise
Adults Are Useless
Grey and Gray Morality
Maybe Ever After
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
From Nobody to Nightmare
All There in the Script
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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Evil Is Petty
Imagine Spot
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It Can Think
Handicapped Badass
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Failed a Spot Check
Honor Before Reason
Fish out of Water
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Neck Lift
Not So Different
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Never Found the Body
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Redemption Equals Death
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Dark and Troubled Past
Spell My Name with an "S"
After the End
Mexican Standoff
Psychopathic Manchild
Fatal Flaw
Happily Married
Break the Haughty
Hate Sink
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Due to the Dead
Slasher Movie
Alas, Poor Villain
BrotherSister Incest
The Power of Love
Your Cheating Heart
Animal Motifs
Eye Scream
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Call-Back
Bring My Brown Pants
Sanity Slippage
Soundtrack Dissonance
Pragmatic Villainy
Evil Sounds Deep
Cool Old Lady
Sci-Fi Horror
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Too Dumb to Live
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Homage
True Companions
Despair Event Horizon
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
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Air-Vent Passageway
Cassandra Truth
Token Minority
Trailers Always Spoil
The Hero Dies
Daylight Horror
Betty and Veronica
Undying Loyalty
Mr. Exposition
One-Man Army
Mooks
World of Ham
Historical Villain Upgrade
Fiery Redhead
Retired Badass
Disappeared Dad
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Dissonant Serenity
Expository Hairstyle Change
Improbable Infant Survival
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Sassy Black Woman
Historical In-Joke
Beware the Nice Ones
Rule of Funny
Spanner in the Works
Mercy Kill
Wretched Hive
Toilet Humour
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Stealth Hi/Bye
The Faceless
Taking the Bullet
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Authority Equals Asskicking
Sacrificial Lion
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Action Genre
Psychological Thriller
Defrosting Ice Queen
B-Movie
Attempted Rape
Flashback
A Date with Rosie Palms
Let's Get Dangerous!
Off with His Head!
Ambiguous Ending
Femme Fatale
Groin Attack
Badass Longcoat
Dressing as the Enemy
Alliterative Name
Our Zombies Are Different
An Axe to Grind
Fantasy Films
Grievous Bottley Harm
You Killed My Father
Freudian Excuse
What Happened to the Mouse?
Bilingual Bonus
Downer Ending
Death by Sex
Artistic License Gun Safety
Crazy Jealous Guy
Stalker with a Crush
Creative Closing Credits
Leitmotif
Better to Die than Be Killed
Fourth Date Marriage
Paper-Thin Disguise
Married to the Job
Faking the Dead
Horror Films
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
No Name Given
Your Head A-Splode
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Russian Films
Mistaken for Gay
BFG
Big Eater
Stock Footage
All Men Are Perverts
Death by Irony
Heroic BSoD
One-Word Title
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Immune to Bullets
Logo Joke
Stylistic Suck
Reasonable Authority Figure
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Bloody Hilarious
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Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Psycho for Hire
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Reality Is Unrealistic
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Big Fancy House
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Light Is Not Good
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Dark Is Not Evil
Only One Name
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Playing Gertrude
Red Shirt
Animated Credits Opening
This Is Gonna Suck
Room Full of Crazy
Ms. Fanservice
Amoral Attorney
Artistic License Biology
The End... Or Is It?
Bury Your Gays
Disproportionate Retribution
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Crazy-Prepared
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Unusual Euphemism
Scary Black Man
Blackmail
I'm a Humanitarian
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Covers Always Lie
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Took a Level in Badass
All for Nothing
Totally Radical
Disguised in Drag
Bolivian Army Ending
The Great Depression
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Not So Stoic
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Red Right Hand
Ripped from the Headlines
Sports Stories
Tempting Fate
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Darker and Edgier
Obviously Evil
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Instant Death Bullet
Up to Eleven
Evil vs. Evil
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Dies Wide Open
Shirtless Scene
Children Are Innocent
Famous Last Words
Idiot Ball
Apocalypse How
Defiant to the End
Random Events Plot
Kill It with Fire
Big "NO!"
Early-Bird Cameo
Canon Foreigner
Naïve Newcomer
Mad Scientist
The Vamp
Romantic Comedy
Kids Are Cruel
Gratuitous English
Stealth Pun
Fingore
Actor Allusion
Informed Ability
Spiteful Spit
The Load
The Lost Lenore
My Greatest Failure
Rated M for Manly
Laughing Mad
It's Personal
Romantic False Lead
Big Bad Duumvirate
Evil Laugh
Police are Useless
Cat Scare
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Well-Intentioned Extremist
You Have Failed Me
Be Careful What You Wish For
Depraved Bisexual
Parental Abandonment
Funny Background Event
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Action Girl
Word of God
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
The Starscream
Ass Shove
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Badass Grandpa
Earn Your Happy Ending
No OSHA Compliance
Gory Discretion Shot
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Awesome, but Impractical
Pimped-Out Dress
Henpecked Husband
Product Placement
Ambiguously Gay
Bullying a Dragon
Death Glare
Setting Update
Together in Death
Zombie Stories
Every Car Is a Pinto
Dull Surprise
Heroes Want Redheads
The Place
Rape as Drama
Character Development
Kubrick Stare
Pun
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Those Two Guys
Hollywood Law
German Films
Taking You with Me
Here We Go Again!
Major Injury Underreaction
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Killed Mid-Sentence
Bland-Name Product
For Want of a Nail
Market-Based Title
The Quiet One
It Will Never Catch On
Pyrrhic Victory
Mr. Fanservice
Moment Killer
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Distracted by the Sexy
Never My Fault
The Alcoholic
Slap-Slap-Kiss
The Chessmaster
Action Prologue
Demonic Possession
Poor Communication Kills
Show Within a Show
The Big Guy
Shipper on Deck
Arch-Enemy
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Really Gets Around
Cluster F-Bomb
All Just a Dream
The Dreaded
Truth in Television
Thriller
Advertised Extra
Film Series
Lock and Load Montage
Plucky Comic Relief
A Minor Kidroduction
Documentary
Accidental Murder
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Shown Their Work
Gender Flip
Boom, Headshot!
Took a Level in Jerkass
Wrong Genre Savvy
In the Back
An Arm and a Leg
Broken Aesop
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Bait-and-Switch
Works Set in World War II
Call-Forward
Male Frontal Nudity
Retcon
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
The Musical
Fake Shemp
Facial Horror
Anti-Villain
HeelFace Turn
Manipulative Bastard
Canadian Movies
Kick the Son of a Bitch
War Is Hell
Villain Song
Deal with the Devil
Cain and Abel
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Anachronic Order
Amusing Injuries
Crapsack World
The Ghost
Nice Hat
And Starring
Would Hit a Girl
Artistic License Geography
Chekhov's Skill
He Who Fights Monsters
Man on Fire
Dual Wielding
Final Girl
Tap on the Head
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Action Survivor
Evil Is Hammy
Not Quite Dead
Bond Villain Stupidity
Captain Obvious
Batman Gambit
Bittersweet Ending
Adaptation Dye-Job
Big Brother Instinct
Only a Flesh Wound
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Straight Gay
The Alleged Car
Love at First Sight
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Hope Spot
Babies Ever After
Ascended Extra
Parental Incest
Revenge
Say My Name
Book-Ends
Race Lift
Bi the Way
Death of a Child
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Double-Meaning Title
Insane Troll Logic
Cool Shades
Chewing the Scenery
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
A Father to His Men
Gainax Ending
Noodle Incident
Knight Templar
Meet Cute
Politically Incorrect Villain
Sexy Discretion Shot
Bar Brawl
Sole Survivor
Visual Pun
The Hero
Never Trust a Trailer
Affectionate Parody
In Medias Res
Made of Iron
Serious Business
Country Matters
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Becoming the Mask
I Need a Freaking Drink
Adaptation Name Change
Beard of Evil
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Did Not Get the Girl
Needs Wiki Magic Love
An Aesop
Badass Boast
Framing Device
Adaptational Villainy
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Diabolus ex Machina
Even Evil Has Standards
Department of Redundancy Department
Chiaroscuro
French Films
Fate Worse than Death
No Celebrities Were Harmed
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Running Gag
Annoying Younger Sibling
Morality Pet
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Tranquil Fury
Large Ham
Reckless Gun Usage
Properly Paranoid
Green-Eyed Monster
Chekhov's Gun
My Beloved Smother
The Sociopath
I Did What I Had to Do
Cool Old Guy
Artistic License Physics
He Knows Too Much
Overly Long Gag
Plot Hole
Only Sane Man
Rewatch Bonus
Alpha Bitch
Black Comedy
Self-Deprecation
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Heel Realization
Television Movie Index
Extreme Doormat
20 Minutes into the Future
No-Sell
Good Is Not Nice
Only in It for the Money
Faux Affably Evil
Dramatic Irony
Heroic Sacrifice
Greater-Scope Villain
Eagleland
Does Not Like Shoes
Broken Pedestal
Improvised Weapon
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Smoking Is Cool
Black Comedy Rape
Hollywood Darkness
Woman Scorned
She's Got Legs
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Developing Doomed Characters
Serial Killer
Police Brutality
Cloudcuckoolander
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Adorkable
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Same Language Dub
Break the Cutie
Curse Cut Short
Eureka Moment
The Oner
Aside Glance
Celebrity Paradox
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Older Than They Look
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Bloodless Carnage
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Papa Wolf
MayDecember Romance
Hoist by His Own Petard
Red Herring
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Cat Fight
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Have a Gay Old Time
No Antagonist
Costume Porn
Bare Your Midriff
Superhero
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Asshole Victim
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Calling the Old Man Out
Villain Ball
Lighter and Softer
The Lancer
The Cavalry
Comically Missing the Point
In Name Only
Loophole Abuse
Artistic License History
Curb-Stomp Battle
Translation Convention
Cold-Blooded Torture
Title Drop
Silence Is Golden
Rule of Symbolism
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Berserk Button
Ship Tease
Slasher Smile
Darkest Hour
Enemy Mine
Chase Scene
Unresolved Sexual Tension
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Damsel in Distress
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Spiritual Successor
Card-Carrying Villain
Based on a True Story
Ghost Fiction
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Big Damn Heroes
Pet the Dog
Dark Reprise
Black Dude Dies First
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Interrupted Suicide
Death by Adaptation
Chekhov's Gunman
Protagonist Title
Catch-Phrase
Scenery Gorn
Toplessness from the Back
The Casanova
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Wham Shot
Time Skip
Dogged Nice Guy
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Bound and Gagged
Mind Screw
Once More, with Clarity!
Get Out!
Horror Comedy
The Stinger
Rule of Three
Anti-Hero
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Brick Joke
Film Noir
It's All About Me
Made of Explodium
Broken Bird
The Cameo
Not So Above It All
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Twist Ending
Fanservice
Adaptational Badass
Four-Temperament Ensemble
The Dragon
Camera Abuse
Pay Evil unto Evil
Bottomless Magazines
Guns Akimbo
Tagline
Hair-Trigger Temper
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Manly Tears
Mighty Whitey
Intrepid Reporter
N-Word Privileges
The Stoner
Animal Title Index
Drowning My Sorrows
Hypocrite
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Freeze-Frame Bonus
The Chick
Take a Third Option
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Establishing Character Moment
Dwindling Party
The Bad Guy Wins
Motor Mouth
Fantastic Racism
Bloodier and Gorier
Accidental Misnaming
Jerkass Has a Point
Monumental Damage
Fainting
Kick the Dog
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
For the Evulz
Dark Action Girl
Armor-Piercing Question
The Film of the Book
Drugs Are Bad
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Slashed Throat
Cruel and Unusual Death
Smug Snake
Evil Plan
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Those Two Bad Guys
Deliberately Monochrome
Gold Digger
Blood from the Mouth
Would Hurt a Child
Madness Mantra
La Résistance
Fatal Family Photo
Daddy's Girl
All There in the Manual
Dirty Old Man
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Five-Man Band
One Steve Limit
Catapult Nightmare
No Ending
Real Life
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
NO INDOOR VOICE
How We Got Here
Improbable Weapon User
Martial Arts Movie
Re-Cut
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Captain Ersatz
Closed Circle
Only Known by Their Nickname
Italian Films
Adaptational Attractiveness
Villain with Good Publicity
Black Best Friend
What You Are in the Dark
The Stoic
Bad Boss
Central Theme
Skewed Priorities
Neck Snap
The '60s
Meaningful Name
Fanservice Extra
Left the Background Music On
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Genre Throwback
Fire-Forged Friends
Big-Bad Ensemble
Insult Backfire
Evil Counterpart
Small Name, Big Ego
Nice Guy
Non-Indicative Name
Body Horror
Mythology Gag
The Ace
Anguished Declaration of Love
Fun with Acronyms
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Science Fiction Films
Bald of Evil
The Bully
As Himself
Sinister Minister
Scenery Porn
Race Against the Clock
Intergenerational Friendship
Empathic Environment
Mood Whiplash
Agony of the Feet
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Shell-Shocked Veteran
As the Good Book Says...
Funny Foreigner
Rule of Cool
Ax-Crazy
Obfuscating Stupidity
Line-of-Sight Name
Naked People Are Funny
I Have Your Wife
Hero Antagonist
Big Applesauce
Anachronism Stew
Wicked Cultured