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