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