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