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