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