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