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