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