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