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