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