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