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