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