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