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