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