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