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