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