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