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