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