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