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