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