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