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