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