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