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