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