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