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