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