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