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