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