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