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