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