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