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