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