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