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