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