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