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