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