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