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