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