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