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