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