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