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