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