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