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