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