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