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