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