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