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