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