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