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