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