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