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