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