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