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