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