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