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