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