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