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