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