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