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