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