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