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