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