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