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