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