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