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