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