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