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