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