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