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Written a show about a character with an interesting job, occupation, or role? Might as well name the show after the job.

Combine with Character Title to get Role Called.

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Examples:

• Abhorsen
• American Dad
• American Psycho
• Animamundi: Dark Alchemist
• Assassin's Creed
• The Astronauts
• The Avengers
• A Wizard Of Earthsea
• Bionic Commando
• The Black Queen and The Black King by Christine Kathryn Rusch
• The Boondock Saints
• Clerks
• Commando
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• The Dictator
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• The Equalizer
• Family Guy
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• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Ghostbusters
• The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
• The Giver
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• Hitman
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
• The Last Starfighter
• The Killer
• King of Kings
• Knights of the Round
• Kung Fu Master
• Last Ninja
• The Lord of the Rings
• The Librarian
• Lord of War
• The Machinist
• The Man in the White Suit
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
• The Man Who Fell to Earth
• The Man Who Never Was
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
• "The Man who Sold the World" (song by David Bowie)
• The Man who Wasn't There
• The Man who Would Be King
• The Man With the Golden Gun
• The Merchant of Venice and its unofficial sequel, The Doctor of Rome
• The Men from the Ministry (BBC Radio Sitcom)
• Men In Black
• The Merry Wives of Windsor
• Midnight Wanderers
• The Negotiator
• The Prefect
• Princess Mononoke ("Mononoke" is a description, not a name)
• The Problem Solverz
• Reaper Man
• Repo Man
• Robot Detective
• The Saint
• Samurai Warriors
• Secret Agent
• Sliders
• Sneakers
• Strider
• Taxi Driver
• The Terminator
• The Thin Man
• The Third Man
• The Three Musketeers
• The Transporter
• Time Bandits
• Time Squad
• Tsukihime *
  More of her position rather than job; the heroine is essentially the princess of the moon, which is exactly what the title means.
• Vampire Killer
• Warrior Cats
• The Witcher
• The Wizard of Oz
• The Worker (Charlie Drake sitcom - the twist is that he never works for very long before being fired)
• The Young Ones
• There's an entire subgenre of thriller and slasher films titled this way, with examples being The Dentist, The Carpenter, The Janitor, The Nurse, The Mailman, The Super and The Paper Boy.

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