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