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