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