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