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