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