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