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