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