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