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