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