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