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