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