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