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