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