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