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