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