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