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