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