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