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