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