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