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