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