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