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