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