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