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