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