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