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