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