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