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