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