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