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