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