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