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