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