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