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