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