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