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