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