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