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