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