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