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