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