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