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