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