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