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