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