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