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