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