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