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