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