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