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