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