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