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