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