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