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