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