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