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