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