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