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