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