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