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