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