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