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