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