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