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