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