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