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