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Villain Protagonist
Crapsack World
Plucky Comic Relief
Foil
Pimped-Out Dress
Psychological Thriller
World of Ham
Disguised in Drag
Male Frontal Nudity
The Hero Dies
Shown Their Work
Karma Houdini
Killed Mid-Sentence
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Documentary
Ship Tease
The Brute
Those Two Bad Guys
Black Comedy Rape
Deconstruction
Canadian Movies
Everyone Has Standards
Woman in White
Take a Third Option
Whole Plot Reference
Made of Explodium
Death by Sex
Humiliation Conga
Artistic License Biology
Lampshade Hanging
NO INDOOR VOICE
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Time Skip
The Place
Slasher Movie
Curse Cut Short
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Word of God
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Really Gets Around
Failed a Spot Check
The Cavalry
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Body Horror
The Ditz
Stepford Smiler
Camp Gay
Credits Gag
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Have a Gay Old Time
Stylistic Suck
Big Eater
Ambiguous Disorder
Self-Deprecation
Music Stories
Genre Shift
Stock Footage
Flashback
Smoking Is Cool
Mr. Fanservice
Good Is Not Nice
Hidden Depths
Badass Normal
The '50s
And the Adventure Continues
Expository Hairstyle Change
British Films
Kubrick Stare
As Himself
Insult Backfire
Easily Forgiven
Our Vampires Are Different
Gold Digger
Anyone Can Die
Interrupted Suicide
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Left the Background Music On
My Greatest Failure
Gratuitous English
Novelization
Bolivian Army Ending
Dressing as the Enemy
Artistic License Geography
Cat Scare
Mexican Standoff
Military and Warfare Films
The Mafia
Overly Long Gag
Alas, Poor Villain
Ambiguously Gay
The Dog Bites Back
Crazy Jealous Guy
Early Installment Weirdness
Conspicuous CG
Moment Killer
In Medias Res
Nice Hat
Cowboy Cop
Framing Device
Get Out!
Stealth Hi/Bye
Homage
Eye Scream
Retcon
Due to the Dead
Evil Brit
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Setting Update
Morality Pet
Obfuscating Stupidity
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Superhero
B-Movie
Black Dude Dies First
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Laser-Guided Karma
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
How We Got Here
Historical Hero Upgrade
And I Must Scream
Happily Married
Defrosting Ice Queen
Fantasy Films
Red Right Hand
Evil Plan
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Mystery and Detective Films
Genre Throwback
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Babies Ever After
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Idiot Ball
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Crucified Hero Shot
Dramatic Gun Cock
Dark Action Girl
Too Dumb to Live
Artistic License Gun Safety
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Took a Level in Badass
Determinator
Handicapped Badass
Star-Crossed Lovers
Ms. Fanservice
From Bad to Worse
Death by Adaptation
Big Bad Duumvirate
Epic Movie
Sealed Evil in a Can
Those Two Guys
Made of Iron
Works Set in World War II
Missing Mom
Eldritch Abomination
Science Fiction Films
Silent Movie
Tempting Fate
Ominous Latin Chanting
The Un-Reveal
Token Minority
The Dreaded
Rated M for Manly
Pet the Dog
Soft Glass
Fate Worse than Death
Reality Has No Subtitles
Bond One-Liner
Brutal Honesty
Sinister Minister
Vitriolic Best Buds
Evil Counterpart
Poor Communication Kills
Evil Is Petty
Disney Villain Death
Adaptational Villainy
Implacable Man
Laughing Mad
Your Cheating Heart
Wrong Genre Savvy
The Sociopath
Madness Mantra
Fake Shemp
Skewed Priorities
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Lighter and Softer
Wham Line
Wicked Cultured
Decoy Protagonist
Adaptation Dye-Job
Punny Name
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Tagline
Epic Fail
Soundtrack Dissonance
Scare Chord
Friend to All Children
Casting Gag
Mooks
Hollywood Darkness
Fanservice Extra
Jitter Cam
Politically Incorrect Villain
Room Full of Crazy
All Girls Want Bad Boys
The Starscream
Hollywood Law
Honor Before Reason
FaceHeel Turn
Maybe Ever After
HeelFace Turn
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Loophole Abuse
"Shaggy Dog" Story
All Men Are Perverts
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Be Careful What You Wish For
As You Know
Would Hit a Girl
Pragmatic Adaptation
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Spiteful Spit
Martial Arts Movie
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Broken Bird
Cat Fight
Cloudcuckoolander
Stalker with a Crush
Central Theme
Gory Discretion Shot
Running Gag
Funny Background Event
I Have Your Wife
Match Cut
The Quiet One
Noodle Incident
Together in Death
Mr. Exposition
Deal with the Devil
Serious Business
Totally Radical
Deus ex Machina
Re-Cut
Meaningful Echo
Agony of the Feet
Improbable Aiming Skills
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Beware the Nice Ones
Up to Eleven
Public Domain Feature Films
Book-Ends
The Ghost
Every Car Is a Pinto
Camera Abuse
Creepy Child
Last-Name Basis
Black Best Friend
Rule of Three
Ghost Fiction
French Films
Dark and Troubled Past
Married to the Job
Guile Hero
Serial Killer
I'm a Humanitarian
Closed Circle
Grievous Bottley Harm
Dramedy
Sexy Discretion Shot
Big Applesauce
Demoted to Extra
The Dragon
Translation Convention
Straight Gay
Call-Back
He Knows Too Much
Berserk Button
Ripped from the Headlines
Breaking the Fourth Wall
The Ace
Reality Ensues
Annoying Younger Sibling
Establishing Character Moment
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Evil Laugh
Destination Defenestration
Rasputinian Death
Reckless Gun Usage
Gender Flip
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Amusing Injuries
Knife Nut
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Chiaroscuro
Pretty Little Headshots
A Date with Rosie Palms
Artistic License Physics
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Insistent Terminology
Russian Films
Dark Is Not Evil
Big Bad
All There in the Manual
Five-Man Band
Wretched Hive
Playing Gertrude
Not What It Looks Like
Adaptation Distillation
Shower Scene
MayDecember Romance
Disproportionate Retribution
Logo Joke
Adaptation Expansion
What Happened to the Mouse?
Manipulative Bastard
Covers Always Lie
Visual Pun
Training Montage
Mythology Gag
Death by Irony
Put on a Bus
Chase Scene
Sadistic Choice
Bar Brawl
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Taking the Bullet
Zombie Stories
Slashed Throat
The Oner
Bury Your Gays
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Fish out of Water
Break the Haughty
"Awesome McCool" Name
Abhorrent Admirer
Kick the Dog
Crazy-Prepared
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Facial Horror
All for Nothing
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Country Matters
Blatant Lies
One-Word Title
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
The Reveal
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Historical In-Joke
Fanservice
Here We Go Again!
Monumental Damage
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Frame-Up
No Antagonist
Beta Couple
La Résistance
Ascended Extra
Children Are Innocent
It's All About Me
Mundane Made Awesome
Almost Kiss
You Killed My Father
Composite Character
Toplessness from the Back
Fan Disservice
True Companions
Sequel Escalation
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Stuff Blowing Up
The Vamp
Gilligan Cut
Funny Foreigner
Artistic License Law
Arranged Marriage
Bloody Hilarious
Femme Fatale
From Nobody to Nightmare
Properly Paranoid
Dull Surprise
Hair-Trigger Temper
Big Brother Instinct
Dogged Nice Guy
Actually Pretty Funny
Hero Antagonist
Bad Boss
Say My Name
Immune to Bullets
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Sequel Hook
Jerkass Has a Point
Outrun the Fireball
Beard of Evil
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Anti-Villain
Car Fu
Alliterative Name
One Steve Limit
Genre Savvy
Dirty Coward
Double Entendre
Boom, Headshot!
Red Shirt
Brainless Beauty
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Big Fancy House
Awesome, but Impractical
The Alleged Car
The Film of the Book
The End... Or Is It?
Only One Name
Non-Indicative Name
Bottomless Magazines
An Axe to Grind
Man on Fire
Romantic Comedy
Did Not Get the Girl
Red Herring
Film Series
Dies Wide Open
Dwindling Party
Brick Joke
Sole Survivor
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Sci-Fi Horror
Demonic Possession
Video Credits
Death Glare
Only a Flesh Wound
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Sanity Slippage
Anachronic Order
Evil vs. Evil
Spared by the Adaptation
Off with His Head!
Comically Missing the Point
Refuge in Audacity
Exact Words
Improbable Weapon User
Author Appeal
Shout-Out
Informed Ability
What You Are in the Dark
The Hero
BFG
Retirony
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Cold-Blooded Torture
Batman Gambit
Affably Evil
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
The '90s
Accidental Murder
Early-Bird Cameo
Line-of-Sight Name
Romantic False Lead
Psychopathic Manchild
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Hero of Another Story
Oh, Crap!
Does This Remind You of Anything?
No-Sell
A Minor Kidroduction
Damsel in Distress
This Is Gonna Suck
Final Girl
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Cruel and Unusual Death
Badass Grandpa
Dark Reprise
Hell Is That Noise
Slasher Smile
Twist Ending
The '60s
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Race Lift
Bald of Evil
Historical-Domain Character
Gorn
Does Not Like Shoes
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Film Noir
Real Life
Scary Black Man
Italian Films
Better to Die than Be Killed
Action Prologue
German Films
Reality Is Unrealistic
The Bad Guy Wins
Empathic Environment
A Father to His Men
Auto Erotica
Adapted Out
Celebrity Paradox
Rich Bitch
Adaptational Attractiveness
The Stinger
Villain Opening Scene
I Need a Freaking Drink
Ax-Crazy
Show Within a Show
Nice Guy
Product Placement
Kill It with Fire
Hoist by His Own Petard
Historical Villain Upgrade
Dirty Cop
Overprotective Dad
Driven to Suicide
Small Name, Big Ego
Rule of Cool
Older Than They Look
Action Girl
Faking the Dead
Bloodier and Gorier
Attempted Rape
Big Damn Heroes
Bilingual Bonus
No Ending
The Voiceless
Even Evil Has Standards
Precision F-Strike
Leitmotif
Amoral Attorney
Same Language Dub
Animated Credits Opening
The Lancer
Calling the Old Man Out
Deadpan Snarker
Papa Wolf
Card-Carrying Villain
Chekhov's Gunman
And Starring
For the Evulz
Irony
In the Back
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
An Arm and a Leg
Not So Stoic
Vomit Discretion Shot
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Black Comedy
Reasonable Authority Figure
Adaptational Badass
Rape as Drama
The Mole
Undying Loyalty
Aside Glance
Fingore
Captain Ersatz
Enemy Mine
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Call-Forward
Adaptation Name Change
Downer Ending
Pretty in Mink
Affectionate Parody
Eiffel Tower Effect
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Thriller
Cluster F-Bomb
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Humans Are Bastards
The Stoic
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Loads and Loads of Characters
The Remake
Gainax Ending
Manchild
It Can Think
Daylight Horror
A God Am I
Drowning My Sorrows
Adorkable
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Male Gaze
Television Movie Index
Badass Boast
Japanese Films
Action Genre
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Armor-Piercing Question
Dirty Old Man
Abusive Parents
All There in the Script
All Just a Dream
Truth in Television
Manly Tears
Domestic Abuse
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Smug Snake
Death Seeker
The Big Guy
Heel Realization
Award-Bait Song
Bavarian Fire Drill
Ironic Echo
Posthumous Character
Department of Redundancy Department
Evil Is Hammy
Creative Closing Credits
Trailers Always Spoil
It's Personal
Leave the Camera Running
Death of a Child
Depraved Bisexual
Scenery Porn
Villain Song
Foreshadowing
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Naked People Are Funny
Your Head A-Splode
Adult Fear
Foregone Conclusion
Horror Films
Would Hurt a Child
Ass Shove
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Extremely Short Timespan
Race Against the Clock
Naïve Newcomer
Continuity Nod
Daddy's Girl
Never Trust a Trailer
Took a Level in Jerkass
Animal Title Index
Corpsing
Light Is Not Good
I Did What I Had to Do
Only Sane Man
N-Word Privileges
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Taking You with Me
Half the Man He Used to Be
Biopic
The Load
Heroes Want Redheads
Dissonant Serenity
No Name Given
Punch-Clock Villain
Artistic License History
Make It Look Like an Accident
Important Haircut
Curb-Stomp Battle
Gone Horribly Right
Ambiguous Ending
He Who Fights Monsters
Heroic BSoD
Market-Based Title
Let's Get Dangerous!
Cain and Abel
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Love at First Sight
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Heroic Sacrifice
Drugs Are Bad
Wham Shot
Bait-and-Switch
Eureka Moment
Bring My Brown Pants
The Lost Lenore
Never My Fault
Betty and Veronica
Broken Pedestal
Sassy Black Woman
One-Man Army
Fatal Flaw
The '80s
Scenery Gorn
Villain Ball
Lock and Load Montage
Catch-Phrase
Insane Troll Logic
Earn Your Happy Ending
Anti-Hero
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Major Injury Underreaction
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Villain with Good Publicity
Bland-Name Product
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Bare Your Midriff
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Parental Incest
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Expy
Captain Obvious
My God, What Have I Done?
Super Strength
Real Life Writes the Plot
Break the Cutie
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Australian Movies
Not Quite Dead
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Hate Sink
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Cool Car
Coming-of-Age Story
Pyrrhic Victory
Knight Templar
Back from the Dead
Didn't Think This Through
Creator Cameo
Animal Motifs
Never Found the Body
Villainous Breakdown
War Is Hell
More Dakka
The Great Depression
Based on a True Story
Chekhov's Skill
Imagine Spot
Tranquil Fury
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Jump Scare
Hong Kong Films
Bond Villain Stupidity
Chekhov's Gun
Artistic License Military
Guns Akimbo
Dramatic Irony
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Rousing Speech
As the Good Book Says...
Fantastic Racism
She Cleans Up Nicely
You Have Failed Me
The Casanova
Big "NO!"
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Combat Pragmatist
Deliberately Monochrome
Green-Eyed Monster
The Cameo
Title Drop
Once More, with Clarity!
Actor Allusion
Mistaken for Gay
Despair Event Horizon
For Want of a Nail
Catapult Nightmare
Film Noir Index
Mood Whiplash
Meet Cute
Jerkass
Groin Attack
Narrator
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Jerk Jock
Anachronism Stew
Police Brutality
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Only in It for the Money
The X of Y
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Paper-Thin Disguise
Greater-Scope Villain
Spiritual Successor
Police are Useless
Grey and Gray Morality
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Famous Last Words
Rewatch Bonus
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Revenge
Butt-Monkey
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Pay Evil unto Evil
Riddle for the Ages
Character Development
Badass Longcoat
Drives Like Crazy
Distracted by the Sexy
Our Zombies Are Different
Parental Substitute
Intrepid Reporter
Neck Lift
An Aesop
Double-Meaning Title
Bittersweet Ending
Evil-Detecting Dog
Unusual Euphemism
Woman Scorned
Shell-Shocked Veteran
No OSHA Compliance
The Musical
Eagleland
Protagonist Title
Ungrateful Bastard
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Malevolent Masked Men
Mercy Kill
Fatal Family Photo
Bloodless Carnage
BrotherSister Incest
Alpha Bitch
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Blood Knight
Shirtless Scene
Cool Shades
Extreme Doormat
Darker and Edgier
What the Hell, Hero?
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
20 Minutes into the Future
Costume Porn
The Chessmaster
After the End
Christmas Movies Index
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Henpecked Husband
Becoming the Mask
Freudian Excuse
In Name Only
Asshole Victim
Yandere
Air-Vent Passageway
Pragmatic Villainy
Anguished Declaration of Love
Dumb Blonde
Belligerent Sexual Tension
The Faceless
Redshirt Army
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Kill 'em All
Improvised Weapon
Adults Are Useless
Rule of Funny
Recycled IN SPACE!
Only Known by Their Nickname
Mugging the Monster
Spell My Name with an "S"
Advertised Extra
Those Wacky Nazis
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Obviously Evil
Redemption Equals Death
Neck Snap
Kids Are Cruel
Disney Death
Canon Foreigner
Cassandra Truth
Fainting
It Will Never Catch On
Parental Neglect
She's Got Legs
Adaptational Heroism
Black and Gray Morality
Mama Bear
Meaningful Name
Fiery Redhead
Badass Bookworm
Arch-Enemy
MacGuffin
Dying Moment of Awesome
Hypocritical Humor
Silence Is Golden
Sports Stories
Broken Aesop
Fun with Acronyms
The Atoner
Blood from the Mouth
Dutch Angle
Karmic Death
Big-Bad Ensemble
Not Using the "Z" Word
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Arc Words
Tap on the Head
Author Avatar
Vampire Fiction
My Beloved Smother
Bad "Bad Acting"
Parental Abandonment
The Chick
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Hypocrite
Darkest Hour
Faux Affably Evil
Dual Wielding
Random Events Plot
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Evil Sounds Deep
Face Death with Dignity
Sacrificial Lion
Flipping the Bird
Horror Comedy
Meaningful Background Event
Contrived Coincidence
Stealth Pun
Fourth Date Marriage
Instant Death Bullet
Mind Screw
Bowdlerise
Developing Doomed Characters
Not So Above It All
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Mighty Whitey
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Defiant to the End
Index of Film Westerns
Storming the Castle
The Smart Guy
Diabolus ex Machina
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Motor Mouth
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Fire-Forged Friends
Disappeared Dad
Bi the Way
Mad Scientist
Large Ham
Accidental Misnaming
The Alcoholic
Plot Hole
Psycho for Hire
The Power of Love
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
The Smurfette Principle
Cool Old Lady
Age Lift
The Bully
Rule of Symbolism
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Worthy Opponent
Bound and Gagged
'80s Hair
Love Triangle
Retired Badass
The '70s
The Stoner
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Bullying a Dragon
Nothing Is Scarier
Action Survivor
Antagonist Title
Blackmail
Chewing the Scenery
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Unreliable Narrator
Spanner in the Works
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Intergenerational Friendship
Apocalypse How
Badass in a Nice Suit
Authority Equals Asskicking
Take That!
Not So Different
Vacation Films
Cool Old Guy
Offscreen Teleportation
Fat Bastard
Eyepatch of Power
Hope Spot
Cool Guns
Shipper on Deck
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Very Loosely Based on a True Story