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