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