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'Journey to the Center of the Earth' (2008) -

There's not much doubt as to the destination of the characters in this movie, right?

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'We Bought a Zoo' (2011) -

Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson star in this film, which is pretty much about renovating the zoo the main character buys.

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'Snakes on a Plane' (2006) -

If there is one man who can get rid of snakes on a plane, it's Samuel L. Jackson.

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'Home Alone' (1990) -

A kid is accidentally left behind, home alone, as his family goes on vacation.

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'Toy Story' (1995) -

No need to wonder what the film is about with this one. It's exactly what it says on the tin: a story about toys.

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'12 Years a Slave' (2013) -

It's not hard to tell how many years this man was a slave. The title also implies that he ends up free from slavery.

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'Kill Bill: Vol. 1' (2003) -

Not only do we get the information that the main character's goal is to kill Bill, but we also know that there is at least a Vol. 2 on the way.

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'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' (1989) -

A husband tells his wife that, somehow, he shrunk their children. And guess what? This is exactly what happens.

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'Dude, Where's My Car?' (2000) -

Can somebody please help this dude find his car? He ends up looking for it the entire movie.

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'Gladiator' (2000) -

This Oscar-winning movie is, perhaps unsurprisingly, about a gladiator (Russell Crowe). 

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'Saving Private Ryan' (1998) -

An army captain is in charge of a WWII mission: searching for a private named Ryan and eventually saving him.

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'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008) -

A teen from a Mumbai slum enters a TV show and becomes a millionaire: this is the plot of Danny Boyle's film. 

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'Finding Nemo' (2003) -

A fish named Marlin embarks on a journey to find his son, Nemo, and bring him home. So yes, the title is the plot.

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'Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle' (2004) -

This buddy stoner comedy is about two friends who embark on a journey to get burgers from White Castle.

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'The Truman Show' (1998) -

This film is about a man named Truman who's oblivious to the fact that his life is actually a TV show. And guess who's the star of the show? Truman, of course.

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'The Great Escape' (1963) -

Steve McQueen stars in this movie where a group of prisoners of war plan an escape from a prison camp.

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'12 Angry Men' (1957) -

Twelve jurors do get angry while trying to reach a verdict. We suppose it could have been titled 'Angry Jurors' as well.

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'Free Willy' (1993) -

Surely, with a title like this, we can't expect for captivity to be Willy's destiny. And free he gets!

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'Lone Survivor' (2013) -

With a movie title like this, you certainly don't expect everyone to survive, right?

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'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' (2007) -

Not only is this title very specific, it goes as far as making use of a negative adjective to describe the assassin.

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'Zombieland' (2009) -

Everything is taken over by zombies, so the title does seem appropriate.

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'The Shawshank Redemption' (1994) -

Okay, it's not explicit that Shawshank is a prison, but we sure know there will be redemption in the end, no matter how difficult life might seem for the protagonist.

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'Death of a Salesman' (1985) -

Indeed, a salesman dies in this movie adaptation of a play by Arthur Miller, which explores the last 24 hours of the main character's life.

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'The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain' (1995) -

A English cartographer classified a "mountain" as a "hill" because it's not tall enough, though the locals persuade him otherwise.

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'Twister' (1996) -

Okay, this one could have been about the game, but it's still pretty self-explanatory for a movie about tornados, right?

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'There Will Be Blood' (2007) -

Surely, with a title like this, we can't expect a movie where everything goes well. And this is exactly what happens in this powerful drama about an oil tycoon.

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'Sharknado' (2013) -

A waterspout lifts sharks out of the ocean and places them in the city. Basically it's a tornado with sharks.

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'Killer Klowns from Outer Space' (1988) -

A bunch of alien clowns end up on Earth after a comet crash. They happen to be pretty violent and go on a killing spree.

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See also: Movies where the bad guys win

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