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