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