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