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