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