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