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