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