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