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