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