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