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