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