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