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